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MAY JUNE 2 0 0 3 VOLUME 5 3 NUMBER 3

F E A T U R E S Painter of S iritst 26 Many artists loo within to find inspiration Painter Mike Larsen looks to the past His latest series of aintings Oklahoma-An Honoring capturesour state R istory on canvas and tells the visual story that words cannot He honorsthe NativeAmerican spirit essence and heritage that Oklahomans past present and future share BY LOUISA McCUNE

Yogahoma 32 At first glance yoga and Oklahoma may seem an unlikely pair In fact mind-body-spirit consciousness paired with the downward dog has stretched its way into our state and with it a growing interest in all things related to this East-influenced ast time Namaste BY DAMON GARDENHIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNJERNIGAN Portraitof the Sculptor 40 Normanartist PaulMoore is makin quite a mark inthese parts-literally His public art wors dot the horizons of towns statewide With hiswork-in-progressscul ture the Oklahoma Centennial land Run Monument es now

making history along the banksof the North Canadian River BY CHRISTINA PICKARD

Swelter Shelters 47 A blistering hot summer deserves a crystalclear refreshingbodyof water After months of research

Oklahoma Today has found forty-three of the wettest and wildest pools in the state Dive in1 Youre sure to cool off BY NICOLE EMMONS

D E P A R T M E N T S Contributors 4 Edirs letter Win Win 6 Feedback Beth Lilley Malcolm Wall 8 Marketplace Stately Souvenirs 10 Calendar 13 The Range AdoptaBison Prairie Gypsies 17 Getaway Guide Okmulgee 57 Events Guide 61 The End The lard Birds 64

Onthe cover Batrh ofWoff C m k byMikeLarsen This page The Frontier Poolin Bartlesville by Becky BUK~of the Bcrrtle~~llaExamineampnhrpnse

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1 I OKLAHOMAC O N T R I B U T O R S Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma T o d a y

Since 1956 Occasional magazine writer and

full-time artist ChristinaPickad was 1 a natural to write this issues profile on Norman sculptor Paul Moore Says Pickard I had a clear understanding of much of Pauls internal creative process but was and still am in total awe ofhis innate artistic ability and his tenacious approach to detail Pickard an Okla- homa City native last wrote about cre- ativity and education in the September1 October2002 issue of Okkzboma Ay She maintains a studio in the historic PaseoArts District and teaches part-time at Westminster School and City Arts Center in Oklahoma City

0kllhOrrtaTodzy doesntgo to pms until production manager ColleenMJntyre hasgiventhe+ml filesher stamp of a p p d McIntyre who preflights allmgiampe pages ampre passingthe bard-won CDs to theprinteralsohandles receivable accounts fampthe advemslng depamnentAfceranOampma T+ internship in spring 1997 she graduated fiom the University of CentralOklahoma andwasthenhired by the magazine AlthoughMdntyremovedtothestate in 198 1 she considers herselfa true-blue Oklahomansaying amproud tolive insuch a beautifid state Mdntyrelivesin Moorewithher husband John daughter Ashleythinemand son Jason three

Former Okkzhoma Z A y intern Nicole Emmons understands the appeal of a good public swimmingAl--she and husband James have two active sons Cole five and Blake three In Swelter Shelters (page 47) Emmons profiles forty-three hot spots for cool summertime dips She says Many of these pools were so beautiful and steeped in such history that it was hard to contain them in a few short lines~ h o u amp born in ~ o u i s i k Emmons has come to appreciate her adopted state She says I wish I could say Im a native because working for the magazine has taught me that Oklahoma pride is a living breathing thing fiom Oklahomas red earth to its un- predictable skies Emmons who graduateswith a masters degree in writing from Oklahoma City Uni- versity in May 2003 most recently cowrote The Best Things in Lifep (JanuarylFebruary2003)

BRAD HENRY Governor

JOAN HENDERSON Publisher

LOUISA McCUNE Editor in Chief

STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE INC

AnDirector

STEFFIE CORCORAN Senior Editor ANDREA LOPEZArsociafr Editor

AUDI TOMEK Designer BROOKE DEMETZ HEATHER HARKINS

andRYAN MARE MENDENHALLEditoriuiArsistants CHARLY ARNOLD Editodlntern

Contributin~Editors BURKHARD BILGERSHEUamp BRIGHT KELLY CROW

BRUCE EAGLE JOHN ELK III GORDON GRICE ROBERT HENRY TOHN IERNIGAN YOUSEF KHANFAR

MIKE HARVEY Ci~imthtionand Marketing Director COLLEEN MclNTYRE Rodunion Mamger

KIM RYAN AdvertisingAccount Executive SAND1 WELCH Advertisinz Gra~hic Artist

LISA BRECKENRIDGE~A~COU~~~~~ KATHY FUGATE W c c Munuger

TAMMY CONAUGHTY Customer SPruice Spccialirr JW MCBEE Marketing Intrrn

Tourismand Remation KATHRYN L TAYLOR Gzbinet S e m r y

JANE JAYROE ampcutive Dirrctor

Tourim2 andRecreation Commission LT GOV MARY FALLIN Chair

ROBYN BATSON JOE HARWOOD BOYD MELVIN MORAN JANIS RICKS JIM SCHLIMPERT

SID SMITH and BECKY SWITZER

TocontactORIakmM T+ ampby email advertisioklahomatodaycom

ORIahoma T+ 4indude 2003 Oklahoma SPJ F i t Place Overall Excellence 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place Feature Writing

2002 IRMA Gold for Best Profile Sierra Club 2001 Conservation Journalism Award Three Dallas Press Club 2001 First Prize Honors

IRMA Magazine of theyear 1991199319941996 1999Folio Editorial Fhllence Award 1998Wilbur Award

O K L A H O M A T O D A Y M A Y J U N E 2 0 0 3 I

What to t ry Who to know Where to eat Where to go I

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Saturdays at 630 pm

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OKLAHOMA T o d a y

MAY JUNE 2 0 0 3 VOLUME 5 3 NUMBER 3

F E A T U R E S Painter of S iritst 26 Many artists loo within to find inspiration Painter Mike Larsen looks to the past His latest series of aintings Oklahoma-An Honoring capturesour state R istory on canvas and tells the visual story that words cannot He honorsthe NativeAmerican spirit essence and heritage that Oklahomans past present and future share BY LOUISA McCUNE

Yogahoma 32 At first glance yoga and Oklahoma may seem an unlikely pair In fact mind-body-spirit consciousness paired with the downward dog has stretched its way into our state and with it a growing interest in all things related to this East-influenced ast time Namaste BY DAMON GARDENHIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNJERNIGAN Portraitof the Sculptor 40 Normanartist PaulMoore is makin quite a mark inthese parts-literally His public art wors dot the horizons of towns statewide With hiswork-in-progressscul ture the Oklahoma Centennial land Run Monument es now

making history along the banksof the North Canadian River BY CHRISTINA PICKARD

Swelter Shelters 47 A blistering hot summer deserves a crystalclear refreshingbodyof water After months of research

Oklahoma Today has found forty-three of the wettest and wildest pools in the state Dive in1 Youre sure to cool off BY NICOLE EMMONS

D E P A R T M E N T S Contributors 4 Edirs letter Win Win 6 Feedback Beth Lilley Malcolm Wall 8 Marketplace Stately Souvenirs 10 Calendar 13 The Range AdoptaBison Prairie Gypsies 17 Getaway Guide Okmulgee 57 Events Guide 61 The End The lard Birds 64

Onthe cover Batrh ofWoff C m k byMikeLarsen This page The Frontier Poolin Bartlesville by Becky BUK~of the Bcrrtle~~llaExamineampnhrpnse

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1 I OKLAHOMAC O N T R I B U T O R S Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma T o d a y

Since 1956 Occasional magazine writer and

full-time artist ChristinaPickad was 1 a natural to write this issues profile on Norman sculptor Paul Moore Says Pickard I had a clear understanding of much of Pauls internal creative process but was and still am in total awe ofhis innate artistic ability and his tenacious approach to detail Pickard an Okla- homa City native last wrote about cre- ativity and education in the September1 October2002 issue of Okkzboma Ay She maintains a studio in the historic PaseoArts District and teaches part-time at Westminster School and City Arts Center in Oklahoma City

0kllhOrrtaTodzy doesntgo to pms until production manager ColleenMJntyre hasgiventhe+ml filesher stamp of a p p d McIntyre who preflights allmgiampe pages ampre passingthe bard-won CDs to theprinteralsohandles receivable accounts fampthe advemslng depamnentAfceranOampma T+ internship in spring 1997 she graduated fiom the University of CentralOklahoma andwasthenhired by the magazine AlthoughMdntyremovedtothestate in 198 1 she considers herselfa true-blue Oklahomansaying amproud tolive insuch a beautifid state Mdntyrelivesin Moorewithher husband John daughter Ashleythinemand son Jason three

Former Okkzhoma Z A y intern Nicole Emmons understands the appeal of a good public swimmingAl--she and husband James have two active sons Cole five and Blake three In Swelter Shelters (page 47) Emmons profiles forty-three hot spots for cool summertime dips She says Many of these pools were so beautiful and steeped in such history that it was hard to contain them in a few short lines~ h o u amp born in ~ o u i s i k Emmons has come to appreciate her adopted state She says I wish I could say Im a native because working for the magazine has taught me that Oklahoma pride is a living breathing thing fiom Oklahomas red earth to its un- predictable skies Emmons who graduateswith a masters degree in writing from Oklahoma City Uni- versity in May 2003 most recently cowrote The Best Things in Lifep (JanuarylFebruary2003)

BRAD HENRY Governor

JOAN HENDERSON Publisher

LOUISA McCUNE Editor in Chief

STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE INC

AnDirector

STEFFIE CORCORAN Senior Editor ANDREA LOPEZArsociafr Editor

AUDI TOMEK Designer BROOKE DEMETZ HEATHER HARKINS

andRYAN MARE MENDENHALLEditoriuiArsistants CHARLY ARNOLD Editodlntern

Contributin~Editors BURKHARD BILGERSHEUamp BRIGHT KELLY CROW

BRUCE EAGLE JOHN ELK III GORDON GRICE ROBERT HENRY TOHN IERNIGAN YOUSEF KHANFAR

MIKE HARVEY Ci~imthtionand Marketing Director COLLEEN MclNTYRE Rodunion Mamger

KIM RYAN AdvertisingAccount Executive SAND1 WELCH Advertisinz Gra~hic Artist

LISA BRECKENRIDGE~A~COU~~~~~ KATHY FUGATE W c c Munuger

TAMMY CONAUGHTY Customer SPruice Spccialirr JW MCBEE Marketing Intrrn

Tourismand Remation KATHRYN L TAYLOR Gzbinet S e m r y

JANE JAYROE ampcutive Dirrctor

Tourim2 andRecreation Commission LT GOV MARY FALLIN Chair

ROBYN BATSON JOE HARWOOD BOYD MELVIN MORAN JANIS RICKS JIM SCHLIMPERT

SID SMITH and BECKY SWITZER

TocontactORIakmM T+ ampby email advertisioklahomatodaycom

ORIahoma T+ 4indude 2003 Oklahoma SPJ F i t Place Overall Excellence 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place Feature Writing

2002 IRMA Gold for Best Profile Sierra Club 2001 Conservation Journalism Award Three Dallas Press Club 2001 First Prize Honors

IRMA Magazine of theyear 1991199319941996 1999Folio Editorial Fhllence Award 1998Wilbur Award

O K L A H O M A T O D A Y M A Y J U N E 2 0 0 3 I

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OKLAHOMA T o d a y

MAY JUNE 2 0 0 3 VOLUME 5 3 NUMBER 3

F E A T U R E S Painter of S iritst 26 Many artists loo within to find inspiration Painter Mike Larsen looks to the past His latest series of aintings Oklahoma-An Honoring capturesour state R istory on canvas and tells the visual story that words cannot He honorsthe NativeAmerican spirit essence and heritage that Oklahomans past present and future share BY LOUISA McCUNE

Yogahoma 32 At first glance yoga and Oklahoma may seem an unlikely pair In fact mind-body-spirit consciousness paired with the downward dog has stretched its way into our state and with it a growing interest in all things related to this East-influenced ast time Namaste BY DAMON GARDENHIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNJERNIGAN Portraitof the Sculptor 40 Normanartist PaulMoore is makin quite a mark inthese parts-literally His public art wors dot the horizons of towns statewide With hiswork-in-progressscul ture the Oklahoma Centennial land Run Monument es now

making history along the banksof the North Canadian River BY CHRISTINA PICKARD

Swelter Shelters 47 A blistering hot summer deserves a crystalclear refreshingbodyof water After months of research

Oklahoma Today has found forty-three of the wettest and wildest pools in the state Dive in1 Youre sure to cool off BY NICOLE EMMONS

D E P A R T M E N T S Contributors 4 Edirs letter Win Win 6 Feedback Beth Lilley Malcolm Wall 8 Marketplace Stately Souvenirs 10 Calendar 13 The Range AdoptaBison Prairie Gypsies 17 Getaway Guide Okmulgee 57 Events Guide 61 The End The lard Birds 64

Onthe cover Batrh ofWoff C m k byMikeLarsen This page The Frontier Poolin Bartlesville by Becky BUK~of the Bcrrtle~~llaExamineampnhrpnse

- -

1 I OKLAHOMAC O N T R I B U T O R S Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma T o d a y

Since 1956 Occasional magazine writer and

full-time artist ChristinaPickad was 1 a natural to write this issues profile on Norman sculptor Paul Moore Says Pickard I had a clear understanding of much of Pauls internal creative process but was and still am in total awe ofhis innate artistic ability and his tenacious approach to detail Pickard an Okla- homa City native last wrote about cre- ativity and education in the September1 October2002 issue of Okkzboma Ay She maintains a studio in the historic PaseoArts District and teaches part-time at Westminster School and City Arts Center in Oklahoma City

0kllhOrrtaTodzy doesntgo to pms until production manager ColleenMJntyre hasgiventhe+ml filesher stamp of a p p d McIntyre who preflights allmgiampe pages ampre passingthe bard-won CDs to theprinteralsohandles receivable accounts fampthe advemslng depamnentAfceranOampma T+ internship in spring 1997 she graduated fiom the University of CentralOklahoma andwasthenhired by the magazine AlthoughMdntyremovedtothestate in 198 1 she considers herselfa true-blue Oklahomansaying amproud tolive insuch a beautifid state Mdntyrelivesin Moorewithher husband John daughter Ashleythinemand son Jason three

Former Okkzhoma Z A y intern Nicole Emmons understands the appeal of a good public swimmingAl--she and husband James have two active sons Cole five and Blake three In Swelter Shelters (page 47) Emmons profiles forty-three hot spots for cool summertime dips She says Many of these pools were so beautiful and steeped in such history that it was hard to contain them in a few short lines~ h o u amp born in ~ o u i s i k Emmons has come to appreciate her adopted state She says I wish I could say Im a native because working for the magazine has taught me that Oklahoma pride is a living breathing thing fiom Oklahomas red earth to its un- predictable skies Emmons who graduateswith a masters degree in writing from Oklahoma City Uni- versity in May 2003 most recently cowrote The Best Things in Lifep (JanuarylFebruary2003)

BRAD HENRY Governor

JOAN HENDERSON Publisher

LOUISA McCUNE Editor in Chief

STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE INC

AnDirector

STEFFIE CORCORAN Senior Editor ANDREA LOPEZArsociafr Editor

AUDI TOMEK Designer BROOKE DEMETZ HEATHER HARKINS

andRYAN MARE MENDENHALLEditoriuiArsistants CHARLY ARNOLD Editodlntern

Contributin~Editors BURKHARD BILGERSHEUamp BRIGHT KELLY CROW

BRUCE EAGLE JOHN ELK III GORDON GRICE ROBERT HENRY TOHN IERNIGAN YOUSEF KHANFAR

MIKE HARVEY Ci~imthtionand Marketing Director COLLEEN MclNTYRE Rodunion Mamger

KIM RYAN AdvertisingAccount Executive SAND1 WELCH Advertisinz Gra~hic Artist

LISA BRECKENRIDGE~A~COU~~~~~ KATHY FUGATE W c c Munuger

TAMMY CONAUGHTY Customer SPruice Spccialirr JW MCBEE Marketing Intrrn

Tourismand Remation KATHRYN L TAYLOR Gzbinet S e m r y

JANE JAYROE ampcutive Dirrctor

Tourim2 andRecreation Commission LT GOV MARY FALLIN Chair

ROBYN BATSON JOE HARWOOD BOYD MELVIN MORAN JANIS RICKS JIM SCHLIMPERT

SID SMITH and BECKY SWITZER

TocontactORIakmM T+ ampby email advertisioklahomatodaycom

ORIahoma T+ 4indude 2003 Oklahoma SPJ F i t Place Overall Excellence 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place Feature Writing

2002 IRMA Gold for Best Profile Sierra Club 2001 Conservation Journalism Award Three Dallas Press Club 2001 First Prize Honors

IRMA Magazine of theyear 1991199319941996 1999Folio Editorial Fhllence Award 1998Wilbur Award

O K L A H O M A T O D A Y M A Y J U N E 2 0 0 3 I

OKLAHOMA T o d a y

MAY JUNE 2 0 0 3 VOLUME 5 3 NUMBER 3

F E A T U R E S Painter of S iritst 26 Many artists loo within to find inspiration Painter Mike Larsen looks to the past His latest series of aintings Oklahoma-An Honoring capturesour state R istory on canvas and tells the visual story that words cannot He honorsthe NativeAmerican spirit essence and heritage that Oklahomans past present and future share BY LOUISA McCUNE

Yogahoma 32 At first glance yoga and Oklahoma may seem an unlikely pair In fact mind-body-spirit consciousness paired with the downward dog has stretched its way into our state and with it a growing interest in all things related to this East-influenced ast time Namaste BY DAMON GARDENHIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNJERNIGAN Portraitof the Sculptor 40 Normanartist PaulMoore is makin quite a mark inthese parts-literally His public art wors dot the horizons of towns statewide With hiswork-in-progressscul ture the Oklahoma Centennial land Run Monument es now

making history along the banksof the North Canadian River BY CHRISTINA PICKARD

Swelter Shelters 47 A blistering hot summer deserves a crystalclear refreshingbodyof water After months of research

Oklahoma Today has found forty-three of the wettest and wildest pools in the state Dive in1 Youre sure to cool off BY NICOLE EMMONS

D E P A R T M E N T S Contributors 4 Edirs letter Win Win 6 Feedback Beth Lilley Malcolm Wall 8 Marketplace Stately Souvenirs 10 Calendar 13 The Range AdoptaBison Prairie Gypsies 17 Getaway Guide Okmulgee 57 Events Guide 61 The End The lard Birds 64

Onthe cover Batrh ofWoff C m k byMikeLarsen This page The Frontier Poolin Bartlesville by Becky BUK~of the Bcrrtle~~llaExamineampnhrpnse

- -

1 I OKLAHOMAC O N T R I B U T O R S Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma T o d a y

Since 1956 Occasional magazine writer and

full-time artist ChristinaPickad was 1 a natural to write this issues profile on Norman sculptor Paul Moore Says Pickard I had a clear understanding of much of Pauls internal creative process but was and still am in total awe ofhis innate artistic ability and his tenacious approach to detail Pickard an Okla- homa City native last wrote about cre- ativity and education in the September1 October2002 issue of Okkzboma Ay She maintains a studio in the historic PaseoArts District and teaches part-time at Westminster School and City Arts Center in Oklahoma City

0kllhOrrtaTodzy doesntgo to pms until production manager ColleenMJntyre hasgiventhe+ml filesher stamp of a p p d McIntyre who preflights allmgiampe pages ampre passingthe bard-won CDs to theprinteralsohandles receivable accounts fampthe advemslng depamnentAfceranOampma T+ internship in spring 1997 she graduated fiom the University of CentralOklahoma andwasthenhired by the magazine AlthoughMdntyremovedtothestate in 198 1 she considers herselfa true-blue Oklahomansaying amproud tolive insuch a beautifid state Mdntyrelivesin Moorewithher husband John daughter Ashleythinemand son Jason three

Former Okkzhoma Z A y intern Nicole Emmons understands the appeal of a good public swimmingAl--she and husband James have two active sons Cole five and Blake three In Swelter Shelters (page 47) Emmons profiles forty-three hot spots for cool summertime dips She says Many of these pools were so beautiful and steeped in such history that it was hard to contain them in a few short lines~ h o u amp born in ~ o u i s i k Emmons has come to appreciate her adopted state She says I wish I could say Im a native because working for the magazine has taught me that Oklahoma pride is a living breathing thing fiom Oklahomas red earth to its un- predictable skies Emmons who graduateswith a masters degree in writing from Oklahoma City Uni- versity in May 2003 most recently cowrote The Best Things in Lifep (JanuarylFebruary2003)

BRAD HENRY Governor

JOAN HENDERSON Publisher

LOUISA McCUNE Editor in Chief

STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE INC

AnDirector

STEFFIE CORCORAN Senior Editor ANDREA LOPEZArsociafr Editor

AUDI TOMEK Designer BROOKE DEMETZ HEATHER HARKINS

andRYAN MARE MENDENHALLEditoriuiArsistants CHARLY ARNOLD Editodlntern

Contributin~Editors BURKHARD BILGERSHEUamp BRIGHT KELLY CROW

BRUCE EAGLE JOHN ELK III GORDON GRICE ROBERT HENRY TOHN IERNIGAN YOUSEF KHANFAR

MIKE HARVEY Ci~imthtionand Marketing Director COLLEEN MclNTYRE Rodunion Mamger

KIM RYAN AdvertisingAccount Executive SAND1 WELCH Advertisinz Gra~hic Artist

LISA BRECKENRIDGE~A~COU~~~~~ KATHY FUGATE W c c Munuger

TAMMY CONAUGHTY Customer SPruice Spccialirr JW MCBEE Marketing Intrrn

Tourismand Remation KATHRYN L TAYLOR Gzbinet S e m r y

JANE JAYROE ampcutive Dirrctor

Tourim2 andRecreation Commission LT GOV MARY FALLIN Chair

ROBYN BATSON JOE HARWOOD BOYD MELVIN MORAN JANIS RICKS JIM SCHLIMPERT

SID SMITH and BECKY SWITZER

TocontactORIakmM T+ ampby email advertisioklahomatodaycom

ORIahoma T+ 4indude 2003 Oklahoma SPJ F i t Place Overall Excellence 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place Feature Writing

2002 IRMA Gold for Best Profile Sierra Club 2001 Conservation Journalism Award Three Dallas Press Club 2001 First Prize Honors

IRMA Magazine of theyear 1991199319941996 1999Folio Editorial Fhllence Award 1998Wilbur Award

O K L A H O M A T O D A Y M A Y J U N E 2 0 0 3 I

- -

1 I OKLAHOMAC O N T R I B U T O R S Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma T o d a y

Since 1956 Occasional magazine writer and

full-time artist ChristinaPickad was 1 a natural to write this issues profile on Norman sculptor Paul Moore Says Pickard I had a clear understanding of much of Pauls internal creative process but was and still am in total awe ofhis innate artistic ability and his tenacious approach to detail Pickard an Okla- homa City native last wrote about cre- ativity and education in the September1 October2002 issue of Okkzboma Ay She maintains a studio in the historic PaseoArts District and teaches part-time at Westminster School and City Arts Center in Oklahoma City

0kllhOrrtaTodzy doesntgo to pms until production manager ColleenMJntyre hasgiventhe+ml filesher stamp of a p p d McIntyre who preflights allmgiampe pages ampre passingthe bard-won CDs to theprinteralsohandles receivable accounts fampthe advemslng depamnentAfceranOampma T+ internship in spring 1997 she graduated fiom the University of CentralOklahoma andwasthenhired by the magazine AlthoughMdntyremovedtothestate in 198 1 she considers herselfa true-blue Oklahomansaying amproud tolive insuch a beautifid state Mdntyrelivesin Moorewithher husband John daughter Ashleythinemand son Jason three

Former Okkzhoma Z A y intern Nicole Emmons understands the appeal of a good public swimmingAl--she and husband James have two active sons Cole five and Blake three In Swelter Shelters (page 47) Emmons profiles forty-three hot spots for cool summertime dips She says Many of these pools were so beautiful and steeped in such history that it was hard to contain them in a few short lines~ h o u amp born in ~ o u i s i k Emmons has come to appreciate her adopted state She says I wish I could say Im a native because working for the magazine has taught me that Oklahoma pride is a living breathing thing fiom Oklahomas red earth to its un- predictable skies Emmons who graduateswith a masters degree in writing from Oklahoma City Uni- versity in May 2003 most recently cowrote The Best Things in Lifep (JanuarylFebruary2003)

BRAD HENRY Governor

JOAN HENDERSON Publisher

LOUISA McCUNE Editor in Chief

STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE INC

AnDirector

STEFFIE CORCORAN Senior Editor ANDREA LOPEZArsociafr Editor

AUDI TOMEK Designer BROOKE DEMETZ HEATHER HARKINS

andRYAN MARE MENDENHALLEditoriuiArsistants CHARLY ARNOLD Editodlntern

Contributin~Editors BURKHARD BILGERSHEUamp BRIGHT KELLY CROW

BRUCE EAGLE JOHN ELK III GORDON GRICE ROBERT HENRY TOHN IERNIGAN YOUSEF KHANFAR

MIKE HARVEY Ci~imthtionand Marketing Director COLLEEN MclNTYRE Rodunion Mamger

KIM RYAN AdvertisingAccount Executive SAND1 WELCH Advertisinz Gra~hic Artist

LISA BRECKENRIDGE~A~COU~~~~~ KATHY FUGATE W c c Munuger

TAMMY CONAUGHTY Customer SPruice Spccialirr JW MCBEE Marketing Intrrn

Tourismand Remation KATHRYN L TAYLOR Gzbinet S e m r y

JANE JAYROE ampcutive Dirrctor

Tourim2 andRecreation Commission LT GOV MARY FALLIN Chair

ROBYN BATSON JOE HARWOOD BOYD MELVIN MORAN JANIS RICKS JIM SCHLIMPERT

SID SMITH and BECKY SWITZER

TocontactORIakmM T+ ampby email advertisioklahomatodaycom

ORIahoma T+ 4indude 2003 Oklahoma SPJ F i t Place Overall Excellence 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place Feature Writing

2002 IRMA Gold for Best Profile Sierra Club 2001 Conservation Journalism Award Three Dallas Press Club 2001 First Prize Honors

IRMA Magazine of theyear 1991199319941996 1999Folio Editorial Fhllence Award 1998Wilbur Award

O K L A H O M A T O D A Y M A Y J U N E 2 0 0 3 I

Ive traveled the world with Channel Thirteen-Frank McCourt

Oklzhoma Todryeditorslackthe budget to wine and dine our business mates we do

and I weredirected to the A-list table withthe fibdous OETA talent ofthe O k M mNews

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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers -James Thurber

Great Grandson I loved reading Damon Gardenhires

Full Metal Garden (MarchIApril 2003) What a wonderful tribute to his gandfather The piece reminded me of my gandfather-and Im seventy-five years old-whistling as he swept the dirt yard It also fits my husband who still has a beautiful garden and yard

Thank you Damon Gardenhire for this story It brought tears to my eyes You must be some wonderfd grandson

Jackie Powell Stillwater

Powerful Drives Just a note to tell you that YOU outdid your-

selfwith the latest issue You never fiil to find new and creative ways to explore thedories of the state The article 7Great RoadTripsn was brilliant (MarchlApril2003)

Ive already taken my children on the first one suggested by~ocolas Douglas Kelley (which was just as good as his won- derful book The CaptainWife) and I plan to do all of the other drives before the year is done Im a lifelong Oklahoman but

I still learn new and exciting things about this state from your splendid magazine

William Bernhardt Tulsa

Mapping It Out I enjoyed your commentary on maps

in the most recent issue (Editors Letter MarchApri12003) Since taking this job exactly two years ago I also decided like you to trace my routes with a highlighter on the Oklahoma map My preservation and recreation travels have taken me to all but three counties The largest commu- nity I have not been to is Poteau

Further my actions encouraged the staff architect for the Oklahoma Main Street program and the architectural his- torian for the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation office to create their own highlighted maps We discovered inter- estingly that all three of us have never been to Hollis

Trent Margrif Preservation Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Quiz Show Okkzhoma Toakymakes this Okie happy

and proud six times a year I thoroughly enjoyed the Oklahoma I Q test (Are You an Oklahoman The Quiz MarchIApril 2003) I actually laughed out loud a few times It was right on target

Deke Arndt Norman

Musing on the Muse I just wanted to share how much I appre-

ciated and enjoyed your opening editorial comments in a recent issue of Oklahoma Today (Editors Letter JanuaryIFebruary 2003) You wrote about Jeanne Hoffman Smith who had established a grant for ar- tistic projects with no strings attached

i You b e a u m y explained how it feels as a creative person to receive the support of others In fact I used the column to make a card for a friend who has contributed to my own creative-versus-highly functional

( or practical lifestyle You righrly described how even creativity

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live creatively is the pinnacle for the artist Keep offering your wondetful insights

Candace Krebs Manhattan Kansas

To the Point I amasubscriberthrough2005I love your

magazineand use it to promote Oklahoma Rebecca Harris

Tulsa

Sweet Justice Thanks for the enjoyable readii

For a native Oklahoman this maga-zine is first on my reading list every other month I enjoy articles about my hometown of Ponca City and about my current residhce in Alva

I have traveled throughout the state and never cease to be amazed at the diver- sity within our 69000 square miles We truly are a rich state In addition amparb so much for the fun I am enjoying with Are You an Oklahoman

Larry Justice Alva

Just Call Him Hawkeye I waited 7 (or is it seven My AP guide

is long gone) hours before reading my Oklahoma Z d a j which I received today I commented one other time that I found advertising at the back of the magazine to be helpfid in good taste and entertaining

Okay Canadiann geese third para- graph page 37 And yes I saw the repeti- tive sentence in 7 Great Road Tripsn that anyone could picklrp Qn Editorial assis-tants Ryan Heather and Brooke may be at fiult

Jon DeMoss Stillwater

Yep It3 Canada geesegt not Canadian Nope not the editorial assistantsfault but rather the editor in chief Our read- ers keep us honest Incidentally OMa-homa Today uses the Chicago Manual of Style Fourteenth Edition

From the DirectorsChair Love the feel of the magazine Love the

color separations Love the editorial ~ o v k the Love the graphics Love the layout I guess you could say I really value the product you turn out It debunks so many myths about us Congrats on a su- perior publication

Malcolm Wall Executive Director OETA

Oklahoma City Despite appearances to the contrary Gee pages G ~ t t d18) this letter arrived at our o$ces i n d e p d n t of Oklahoma Todays work on this issue Kismet

True Blue Okie Loved your last magazine issue fea-

turing The Story of Windn (March1 April 2003) I also enjoyed the fifty-question quiz on Oklahoma I scored 267 points missing three I dont have a Pikepass I couldnt name all of the Indian artists but more importantly what is a pair of Rockies

I have asked that question of more

than a dozen people age seventeen through seventy-one and not one ever heard of the term other than the moun- tains Proves Ive missed a vital point in Oklahoma somewhere

Oklahoma is a fascinating state and everydung changes from the east to the west state lines and from the north to the southern boundaries Its just arnaz-

ing what we have in this state most na- tives know nothing about Keep up the good work I love Oklahoma Today

Beth Lilley Enid

Rockies are a brand of women3 jeans oflen worn by shapely young cowgirh The jeans are sold at most western wear stores

Out of the Mouths of Babes I am a fifth grade student a t Sierra

View School in Chico California I am ten years old Thankyou for sending me a copy of your magazine to use in my state report

I found out a lor about Oklafiarna2 State Capitol building So fath-e wixe repon ismnq-nine pages bng ibt Owahmabaawe some d rny riladws lived in Oklahoma They m e deurohttom Vd Oklahomais thebiesd

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Great Grandson I loved reading Damon Gardenhires

Full Metal Garden (MarchIApril 2003) What a wonderful tribute to his gandfather The piece reminded me of my gandfather-and Im seventy-five years old-whistling as he swept the dirt yard It also fits my husband who still has a beautiful garden and yard

Thank you Damon Gardenhire for this story It brought tears to my eyes You must be some wonderfd grandson

Jackie Powell Stillwater

Powerful Drives Just a note to tell you that YOU outdid your-

selfwith the latest issue You never fiil to find new and creative ways to explore thedories of the state The article 7Great RoadTripsn was brilliant (MarchlApril2003)

Ive already taken my children on the first one suggested by~ocolas Douglas Kelley (which was just as good as his won- derful book The CaptainWife) and I plan to do all of the other drives before the year is done Im a lifelong Oklahoman but

I still learn new and exciting things about this state from your splendid magazine

William Bernhardt Tulsa

Mapping It Out I enjoyed your commentary on maps

in the most recent issue (Editors Letter MarchApri12003) Since taking this job exactly two years ago I also decided like you to trace my routes with a highlighter on the Oklahoma map My preservation and recreation travels have taken me to all but three counties The largest commu- nity I have not been to is Poteau

Further my actions encouraged the staff architect for the Oklahoma Main Street program and the architectural his- torian for the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation office to create their own highlighted maps We discovered inter- estingly that all three of us have never been to Hollis

Trent Margrif Preservation Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Quiz Show Okkzhoma Toakymakes this Okie happy

and proud six times a year I thoroughly enjoyed the Oklahoma I Q test (Are You an Oklahoman The Quiz MarchIApril 2003) I actually laughed out loud a few times It was right on target

Deke Arndt Norman

Musing on the Muse I just wanted to share how much I appre-

ciated and enjoyed your opening editorial comments in a recent issue of Oklahoma Today (Editors Letter JanuaryIFebruary 2003) You wrote about Jeanne Hoffman Smith who had established a grant for ar- tistic projects with no strings attached

i You b e a u m y explained how it feels as a creative person to receive the support of others In fact I used the column to make a card for a friend who has contributed to my own creative-versus-highly functional

( or practical lifestyle You righrly described how even creativity

itself is often treated as a commodity these days To not only do creative work but to

live creatively is the pinnacle for the artist Keep offering your wondetful insights

Candace Krebs Manhattan Kansas

To the Point I amasubscriberthrough2005I love your

magazineand use it to promote Oklahoma Rebecca Harris

Tulsa

Sweet Justice Thanks for the enjoyable readii

For a native Oklahoman this maga-zine is first on my reading list every other month I enjoy articles about my hometown of Ponca City and about my current residhce in Alva

I have traveled throughout the state and never cease to be amazed at the diver- sity within our 69000 square miles We truly are a rich state In addition amparb so much for the fun I am enjoying with Are You an Oklahoman

Larry Justice Alva

Just Call Him Hawkeye I waited 7 (or is it seven My AP guide

is long gone) hours before reading my Oklahoma Z d a j which I received today I commented one other time that I found advertising at the back of the magazine to be helpfid in good taste and entertaining

Okay Canadiann geese third para- graph page 37 And yes I saw the repeti- tive sentence in 7 Great Road Tripsn that anyone could picklrp Qn Editorial assis-tants Ryan Heather and Brooke may be at fiult

Jon DeMoss Stillwater

Yep It3 Canada geesegt not Canadian Nope not the editorial assistantsfault but rather the editor in chief Our read- ers keep us honest Incidentally OMa-homa Today uses the Chicago Manual of Style Fourteenth Edition

From the DirectorsChair Love the feel of the magazine Love the

color separations Love the editorial ~ o v k the Love the graphics Love the layout I guess you could say I really value the product you turn out It debunks so many myths about us Congrats on a su- perior publication

Malcolm Wall Executive Director OETA

Oklahoma City Despite appearances to the contrary Gee pages G ~ t t d18) this letter arrived at our o$ces i n d e p d n t of Oklahoma Todays work on this issue Kismet

True Blue Okie Loved your last magazine issue fea-

turing The Story of Windn (March1 April 2003) I also enjoyed the fifty-question quiz on Oklahoma I scored 267 points missing three I dont have a Pikepass I couldnt name all of the Indian artists but more importantly what is a pair of Rockies

I have asked that question of more

than a dozen people age seventeen through seventy-one and not one ever heard of the term other than the moun- tains Proves Ive missed a vital point in Oklahoma somewhere

Oklahoma is a fascinating state and everydung changes from the east to the west state lines and from the north to the southern boundaries Its just arnaz-

ing what we have in this state most na- tives know nothing about Keep up the good work I love Oklahoma Today

Beth Lilley Enid

Rockies are a brand of women3 jeans oflen worn by shapely young cowgirh The jeans are sold at most western wear stores

Out of the Mouths of Babes I am a fifth grade student a t Sierra

View School in Chico California I am ten years old Thankyou for sending me a copy of your magazine to use in my state report

I found out a lor about Oklafiarna2 State Capitol building So fath-e wixe repon ismnq-nine pages bng ibt Owahmabaawe some d rny riladws lived in Oklahoma They m e deurohttom Vd Oklahomais thebiesd

Mibs ScdtwWd Chico California

Oklahoma Today welcomes the views 3f readers Letters are subjectto editing znd must include name address and 3 daytime phone number Send letters to- Oklahoma Today Attn Editor 15 North Robinson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 73102 or fax to (405) 522-4588 Address electronic mail to lettersoklahomatodaycom

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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers -James Thurber

Great Grandson I loved reading Damon Gardenhires

Full Metal Garden (MarchIApril 2003) What a wonderful tribute to his gandfather The piece reminded me of my gandfather-and Im seventy-five years old-whistling as he swept the dirt yard It also fits my husband who still has a beautiful garden and yard

Thank you Damon Gardenhire for this story It brought tears to my eyes You must be some wonderfd grandson

Jackie Powell Stillwater

Powerful Drives Just a note to tell you that YOU outdid your-

selfwith the latest issue You never fiil to find new and creative ways to explore thedories of the state The article 7Great RoadTripsn was brilliant (MarchlApril2003)

Ive already taken my children on the first one suggested by~ocolas Douglas Kelley (which was just as good as his won- derful book The CaptainWife) and I plan to do all of the other drives before the year is done Im a lifelong Oklahoman but

I still learn new and exciting things about this state from your splendid magazine

William Bernhardt Tulsa

Mapping It Out I enjoyed your commentary on maps

in the most recent issue (Editors Letter MarchApri12003) Since taking this job exactly two years ago I also decided like you to trace my routes with a highlighter on the Oklahoma map My preservation and recreation travels have taken me to all but three counties The largest commu- nity I have not been to is Poteau

Further my actions encouraged the staff architect for the Oklahoma Main Street program and the architectural his- torian for the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation office to create their own highlighted maps We discovered inter- estingly that all three of us have never been to Hollis

Trent Margrif Preservation Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Quiz Show Okkzhoma Toakymakes this Okie happy

and proud six times a year I thoroughly enjoyed the Oklahoma I Q test (Are You an Oklahoman The Quiz MarchIApril 2003) I actually laughed out loud a few times It was right on target

Deke Arndt Norman

Musing on the Muse I just wanted to share how much I appre-

ciated and enjoyed your opening editorial comments in a recent issue of Oklahoma Today (Editors Letter JanuaryIFebruary 2003) You wrote about Jeanne Hoffman Smith who had established a grant for ar- tistic projects with no strings attached

i You b e a u m y explained how it feels as a creative person to receive the support of others In fact I used the column to make a card for a friend who has contributed to my own creative-versus-highly functional

( or practical lifestyle You righrly described how even creativity

itself is often treated as a commodity these days To not only do creative work but to

live creatively is the pinnacle for the artist Keep offering your wondetful insights

Candace Krebs Manhattan Kansas

To the Point I amasubscriberthrough2005I love your

magazineand use it to promote Oklahoma Rebecca Harris

Tulsa

Sweet Justice Thanks for the enjoyable readii

For a native Oklahoman this maga-zine is first on my reading list every other month I enjoy articles about my hometown of Ponca City and about my current residhce in Alva

I have traveled throughout the state and never cease to be amazed at the diver- sity within our 69000 square miles We truly are a rich state In addition amparb so much for the fun I am enjoying with Are You an Oklahoman

Larry Justice Alva

Just Call Him Hawkeye I waited 7 (or is it seven My AP guide

is long gone) hours before reading my Oklahoma Z d a j which I received today I commented one other time that I found advertising at the back of the magazine to be helpfid in good taste and entertaining

Okay Canadiann geese third para- graph page 37 And yes I saw the repeti- tive sentence in 7 Great Road Tripsn that anyone could picklrp Qn Editorial assis-tants Ryan Heather and Brooke may be at fiult

Jon DeMoss Stillwater

Yep It3 Canada geesegt not Canadian Nope not the editorial assistantsfault but rather the editor in chief Our read- ers keep us honest Incidentally OMa-homa Today uses the Chicago Manual of Style Fourteenth Edition

From the DirectorsChair Love the feel of the magazine Love the

color separations Love the editorial ~ o v k the Love the graphics Love the layout I guess you could say I really value the product you turn out It debunks so many myths about us Congrats on a su- perior publication

Malcolm Wall Executive Director OETA

Oklahoma City Despite appearances to the contrary Gee pages G ~ t t d18) this letter arrived at our o$ces i n d e p d n t of Oklahoma Todays work on this issue Kismet

True Blue Okie Loved your last magazine issue fea-

turing The Story of Windn (March1 April 2003) I also enjoyed the fifty-question quiz on Oklahoma I scored 267 points missing three I dont have a Pikepass I couldnt name all of the Indian artists but more importantly what is a pair of Rockies

I have asked that question of more

than a dozen people age seventeen through seventy-one and not one ever heard of the term other than the moun- tains Proves Ive missed a vital point in Oklahoma somewhere

Oklahoma is a fascinating state and everydung changes from the east to the west state lines and from the north to the southern boundaries Its just arnaz-

ing what we have in this state most na- tives know nothing about Keep up the good work I love Oklahoma Today

Beth Lilley Enid

Rockies are a brand of women3 jeans oflen worn by shapely young cowgirh The jeans are sold at most western wear stores

Out of the Mouths of Babes I am a fifth grade student a t Sierra

View School in Chico California I am ten years old Thankyou for sending me a copy of your magazine to use in my state report

I found out a lor about Oklafiarna2 State Capitol building So fath-e wixe repon ismnq-nine pages bng ibt Owahmabaawe some d rny riladws lived in Oklahoma They m e deurohttom Vd Oklahomais thebiesd

Mibs ScdtwWd Chico California

Oklahoma Today welcomes the views 3f readers Letters are subjectto editing znd must include name address and 3 daytime phone number Send letters to- Oklahoma Today Attn Editor 15 North Robinson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 73102 or fax to (405) 522-4588 Address electronic mail to lettersoklahomatodaycom

i You b e a u m y explained how it feels as a creative person to receive the support of others In fact I used the column to make a card for a friend who has contributed to my own creative-versus-highly functional

( or practical lifestyle You righrly described how even creativity

itself is often treated as a commodity these days To not only do creative work but to

live creatively is the pinnacle for the artist Keep offering your wondetful insights

Candace Krebs Manhattan Kansas

To the Point I amasubscriberthrough2005I love your

magazineand use it to promote Oklahoma Rebecca Harris

Tulsa

Sweet Justice Thanks for the enjoyable readii

For a native Oklahoman this maga-zine is first on my reading list every other month I enjoy articles about my hometown of Ponca City and about my current residhce in Alva

I have traveled throughout the state and never cease to be amazed at the diver- sity within our 69000 square miles We truly are a rich state In addition amparb so much for the fun I am enjoying with Are You an Oklahoman

Larry Justice Alva

Just Call Him Hawkeye I waited 7 (or is it seven My AP guide

is long gone) hours before reading my Oklahoma Z d a j which I received today I commented one other time that I found advertising at the back of the magazine to be helpfid in good taste and entertaining

Okay Canadiann geese third para- graph page 37 And yes I saw the repeti- tive sentence in 7 Great Road Tripsn that anyone could picklrp Qn Editorial assis-tants Ryan Heather and Brooke may be at fiult

Jon DeMoss Stillwater

Yep It3 Canada geesegt not Canadian Nope not the editorial assistantsfault but rather the editor in chief Our read- ers keep us honest Incidentally OMa-homa Today uses the Chicago Manual of Style Fourteenth Edition

From the DirectorsChair Love the feel of the magazine Love the

color separations Love the editorial ~ o v k the Love the graphics Love the layout I guess you could say I really value the product you turn out It debunks so many myths about us Congrats on a su- perior publication

Malcolm Wall Executive Director OETA

Oklahoma City Despite appearances to the contrary Gee pages G ~ t t d18) this letter arrived at our o$ces i n d e p d n t of Oklahoma Todays work on this issue Kismet

True Blue Okie Loved your last magazine issue fea-

turing The Story of Windn (March1 April 2003) I also enjoyed the fifty-question quiz on Oklahoma I scored 267 points missing three I dont have a Pikepass I couldnt name all of the Indian artists but more importantly what is a pair of Rockies

I have asked that question of more

than a dozen people age seventeen through seventy-one and not one ever heard of the term other than the moun- tains Proves Ive missed a vital point in Oklahoma somewhere

Oklahoma is a fascinating state and everydung changes from the east to the west state lines and from the north to the southern boundaries Its just arnaz-

ing what we have in this state most na- tives know nothing about Keep up the good work I love Oklahoma Today

Beth Lilley Enid

Rockies are a brand of women3 jeans oflen worn by shapely young cowgirh The jeans are sold at most western wear stores

Out of the Mouths of Babes I am a fifth grade student a t Sierra

View School in Chico California I am ten years old Thankyou for sending me a copy of your magazine to use in my state report

I found out a lor about Oklafiarna2 State Capitol building So fath-e wixe repon ismnq-nine pages bng ibt Owahmabaawe some d rny riladws lived in Oklahoma They m e deurohttom Vd Oklahomais thebiesd

Mibs ScdtwWd Chico California

Oklahoma Today welcomes the views 3f readers Letters are subjectto editing znd must include name address and 3 daytime phone number Send letters to- Oklahoma Today Attn Editor 15 North Robinson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 73102 or fax to (405) 522-4588 Address electronic mail to lettersoklahomatodaycom

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Oklahoma City is like that of any other commercial food business Stainless-steel htables and abundant ingredients fill a kitchen devoted to the business oflarge-scale food preparation But to hear patrons talk the Prairie Gypsies aredoing more than prepar-inggood fbd-theyre d k n gitwithwhat theFrench calljoie de vim the joy of life

Described as three friends who like to cook Debbie Leland Beverly BJ White and Claudia Goodnight have transformed a part-time catering gig into a thriving business with an almost cult- like following

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

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per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

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1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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26 Today Memorial Day evenk dot all corners of the state map Among the towns with activities are Bmggs Vian Fort Gibson Ard-more and Antlers

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Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

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Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

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Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

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WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

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Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

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2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

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DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

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FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

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GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

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HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

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MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

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MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

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PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

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PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

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SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

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Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

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McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

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Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

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426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

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WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

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26 Today Memorial Day evenk dot all corners of the state map Among the towns with activities are Bmggs Vian Fort Gibson Ard-more and Antlers

27 Horticulture gokha Through September 1 the Omniptex in Oklahoma City has four gardening exhibits for green thumb girls and boys The ideas are suited to home gardening as well

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FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

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coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

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McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

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Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

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Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

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Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

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foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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thinkaboutpublictelevisionThisMayin celebrationofitsampeth anniversary OOETA hasannoundthelaunchofitsfimdqgtal televisionstationin Oklahoma

Digital televisionwill enable OETAto jgeatIy expand itsprogramming and educa-tionalservicessays OETAexecutivedirec-tor MalcolmWd For thefirst time shows likeNOK4 andNaturewill be brought

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T H E R A N G E A good cook i s like a sorceress who dispenses happiness-Elsa Schiaparelli

FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

With a cadre of devotees you might Prairie Gypsies Set up Camp in Oklahoma City thinkthePr~eGypsioarereadYtOrelax

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Described as three friends who like to cook Debbie Leland Beverly BJ White and Claudia Goodnight have transformed a part-time catering gig into a thriving business with an almost cult- like following

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with the people here in the kitchen We feel like the people who have supported us for four years are M p too says Leland

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

You wont want ro miss a chance to STAY in one Edmonds luxurious hotels and if putting aroundismore your thing you canPLAY more than 200 holes of

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Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

Westill getaroundfifteento twentythousandpeopleattendmgeveryyearanddependmgon weather a wuplethousand hunters Peoplecometolookmorethan theycometohunt

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

-LouisaMcCune

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

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PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

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PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

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Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

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coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

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McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

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Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

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Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

With a cadre of devotees you might Prairie Gypsies Set up Camp in Oklahoma City thinkthePr~eGypsioarereadYtOrelax

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Described as three friends who like to cook Debbie Leland Beverly BJ White and Claudia Goodnight have transformed a part-time catering gig into a thriving business with an almost cult- like following

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

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Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

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RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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T H E R A N G E A good cook i s like a sorceress who dispenses happiness-Elsa Schiaparelli

FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

With a cadre of devotees you might Prairie Gypsies Set up Camp in Oklahoma City thinkthePr~eGypsioarereadYtOrelax

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Described as three friends who like to cook Debbie Leland Beverly BJ White and Claudia Goodnight have transformed a part-time catering gig into a thriving business with an almost cult- like following

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

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Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

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Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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T H E R A N G E A good cook i s like a sorceress who dispenses happiness-Elsa Schiaparelli

FREE-SPIRITED Jackie Jones managing direcror of City Arts Center in Oklahoma City enjoys the Gypsies food at home and for catering

CUISINE business functions Their presentations are always beaudid she says Theyuse the same principles ofcolor palette and shape that you would use in good paintings

With a cadre of devotees you might Prairie Gypsies Set up Camp in Oklahoma City thinkthePr~eGypsioarereadYtOrelax

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N THE FACEOFTHINGSTHE M y s hectic schedule Prairie Gypsies bustling kitchen in

Oklahoma City is like that of any other commercial food business Stainless-steel htables and abundant ingredients fill a kitchen devoted to the business oflarge-scale food preparation But to hear patrons talk the Prairie Gypsies aredoing more than prepar-inggood fbd-theyre d k n gitwithwhat theFrench calljoie de vim the joy of life

Described as three friends who like to cook Debbie Leland Beverly BJ White and Claudia Goodnight have transformed a part-time catering gig into a thriving business with an almost cult- like following

Its hard work and its hsaysWhite Were aM y but were not just a My

with the people here in the kitchen We feel like the people who have supported us for four years are M p too says Leland

1 -_Hungry patrons can tap into the Prairie t Gypsies three w a y v i a catering carryout - F

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

in advance $25at thegate Seating is limited so bring hwn chain (718) 762-2108ftzw~fistiva~com

Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

You wont want ro miss a chance to STAY in one Edmonds luxurious hotels and if putting aroundismore your thing you canPLAY more than 200 holes of

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Pickyourpoison Want to exorciseaphobiaHaveyourpicturetaken with aliverattlesnakeGue o seewhatMedusas headdressmayhave lookedlikeGrab a ringside seatat theDen of Death an enclosurewhere trainedpresumablysanesnakehandlerswalkamongwrithingmasses ofrattle-nakesNeed a newd e t SnakeskinbootsCheckand check

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and hers-who habituallykilled largenumbers ofrattlersin the spring- bringinginliverattlesamp insteadofdeadonesThus was born theconceptoftheratdesnakehuntasasortofspringcarnival

Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

Westill getaroundfifteento twentythousandpeopleattendmgeveryyearanddependmgon weather a wuplethousand hunters Peoplecometolookmorethan theycometohunt

Ciao Yall Since 1925 Petes Place of Krebs-Oklahomas Li t t le Italy-has delighted diners with fresh family-style Italian Cuisine served in unselfish portions Come see why Petes Place has been an Oklahoma landmark for three generations

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

Aspiraling steel staircase leads to the small circular patio at the top of the tower The

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

-LouisaMcCune

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

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Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

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Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

Aspiraling steel staircase leads to the small circular patio at the top of the tower The

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

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Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

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EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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T H E R A N G E The most unique thing that ever happened to country music-Merle Haggard on Lefty Frizzell

LOOKING FOR A GREATWAYTO BID COOLTEMPERA-~WESand short daysadieuMusiclovers and finsof the late Lefty

Frizzellcandoso in style on May 10 when the second Frkdl Country Music Festival comes to the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch

In theearly 1950sLeftyFrizzells honey-voicedvocals and knack tbr commercial songwritl8provided the gusto to forever take country music beyond the hills and into homes of every kind Though Fripell

died in 1975 many modern performers and musi- cologists agree that few artistsvocal styies have

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McDaniel and Oklahoma resident and hit-maker HankThompsor Festival honoree David Frizzell Leftys brother and a chart-topping artist and author in hisown right alsowillentertain

Twelve hundred fansenjoyed the first festival in 2001 brainchild of Bill Brown bandleader and host of the Oklahoma Jubilee in Shidler and David Frizzell whose talent Bill had often booked at hJubilee The North Central Oklahoma Wild WestTerritory Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Pawnee Bill Ranch are now continuing the festival and vow to make it an annualevent

The festival atmosphere is relaxed and findyoriented says Kenneth Drake Pawnee Chamber of Commerce director Okla- homa native and Chicago resident Lissa Barr Gandolfi a 200 1 attendee says I recommend the festival to anyone even those who savthw arent crazv about country music 4 d y Kelly H o d

in advance $25at thegate Seating is limited so bring hwn chain (718) 762-2108ftzw~fistiva~com

Hank Thompson left and David Frizzell brother of Lefty Frizze and writer of the famed Youre the Reason God Made Okla- homa perform at the inaugural Frizzell festival in 2001

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From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

You wont want ro miss a chance to STAY in one Edmonds luxurious hotels and if putting aroundismore your thing you canPLAY more than 200 holes of

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and hers-who habituallykilled largenumbers ofrattlersin the spring- bringinginliverattlesamp insteadofdeadonesThus was born theconceptoftheratdesnakehuntasasortofspringcarnival

Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

Westill getaroundfifteento twentythousandpeopleattendmgeveryyearanddependmgon weather a wuplethousand hunters Peoplecometolookmorethan theycometohunt

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

Aspiraling steel staircase leads to the small circular patio at the top of the tower The

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

-LouisaMcCune

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

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Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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T H E O K T P R O F I L E

From his base of operations at the Church Studio in ha Steve Rip Is the driving force of country group The Tractors Wtdely considered the man behind roots music Rip- Isobs we4 most recently on the seIf-titled Ripley (Audium 2002)

Q Who are your favorite songwriters and musicians

A HankWilliamsBobWillsJohnny Cash Elvis Chuck Berry BiiJoeTurner Male Haggard Ray Charles James Brown Blind Boys of Alabama The Swan Sil- verstones Bob m a n The Beatles Leon Russell JJ Cale and James Burton

Q Who or what inspires you A The best inspiration comes when

least expected and from someplace you havent looked lately if ever The harder you look for it the less likely you are to find it I turn very often to Big Joe Turner and Bob Dylan

Q What would you change about yourself A Less time in self-doubt Art aint easy

Q What is your favorite song A Every Grain of Sand by Bob man

Not only is its structure hauntingly beau-133but the lyrics are high-level poeuy

Q What is your favorite saying A I am what I am thats all that I

am-Popeye

Q Whats your favorite place in Oklahoma A The original M y farm north of Glen-

coe on land secured in the Cherokee Strip Land Run in 1893

Q What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment

A Selling two million copies of the first Tractors record might take a back seat to playing guitar for Bob Dylan

Q How do you define the word creative A To whatever degree you can turn off

your brain the closer youll come to a real idea

PUBLICART and art for the young at heart are all a part of a visit to Edmond Come for a visit today and enjoy spring in a city where life-sized bronzestatues cavort on almost every comer in the hear^ of Edmonds downtown shoppingdistrict

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Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

Aspiraling steel staircase leads to the small circular patio at the top of the tower The

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

-LouisaMcCune

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

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per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

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1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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and hers-who habituallykilled largenumbers ofrattlersin the spring- bringinginliverattlesamp insteadofdeadonesThus was born theconceptoftheratdesnakehuntasasortofspringcarnival

Okeeneclaimsto have the oldest rattlesnakehunt in the countryand seventy-three-old localsnakehunterAnthony Felder has been involvedsinceseventh grade

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STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

Aspiraling steel staircase leads to the small circular patio at the top of the tower The

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

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P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

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andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

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Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

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Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

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Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Above It All UKE MURRAYS TUCKER T O W R

STANDINGATOP A ROCKYOUTCROP at Lake Murray State Park sixty-five-

foot Tucker Tower is an unexpected sight The castle-like structure has had several

incarnations since its construction in the early 1930s Built by Work Projects Ad-ministration employees during excavation for the lake the tower was abandoned before completion

In 1954 the state park sentice finally fin- ished the limestone structure and it opened as a geological museum withinLakeMurray State Park The 1 10-million-year-old Lake Murray meteorite found on park property in 1933 was its featured exhibit

Overtime the museums condition deterio-rated and eventually sayspark naturalisMark

Built in the 1930s Tucker Tower right was originally intended to be a summer retreat for Oklahoma governors

Tders the tower became ajbnkm~lseum~ By 1981 the caretaker had quit taking

most of the collections Teders stepped in and started fundraising maUng repairs and collecting exhibits for the towers new focus as a nature center

Today through the arched doorway of Tucker Towers great room youll still find the core of the Lake Murray meteoritethe amp-largest in the world-fiom the original museum The other first-floor room offers local wildlife displays and connects to a covered porch where Teders and the towers staffpresent daily natureprograms during the summer On the second floor visitors dfind additional displays and extensive insectand animal ~ c o l l e a i o n s

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

-LouisaMcCune

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

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PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

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PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

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SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

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HE ADMITS HIS NOTIONS ARE ROMANTIC BUT MIKE LARSEN is also a historian his paintings accurate depictions of a time quickly disappearing but not so distant that its images are unreachable His are true stories Oklahoma stories

In Okhboma-An Honoring an ongoing centennial series this inveterate Chickasaw painter depicts American Indian events and ideas significant to Oklahoma such as Battle of WolfCreek right and Baffalo Shield below In Larsens work we see tragedy evolve into poetrymemory become history

Inspired by accounts from ages past he says My purpose is simple to use the abilities I have to provide a living visual history Indeed these acrylic paintings possess an intensity much likehiswell-known previous works These however are imbued with a sense of urgency

My rush to complete this p rok t is largely because many of the people I interviewed those years ago have already died says Larsen fXy-eight of Oklahoma City The stories of their sons and daughters are not the same not as close to the past not as rich in memory

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

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426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

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Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

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Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

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ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

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FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

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per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

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1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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In Battle ofAdobe Wallsleft Larsen depictsa defeated Quanah Parker after a fatell battle atAdobeWalls in 1874 Of Battle ofthe Wahitaabove top Larsen says I went through many ideas of how to portray this battle decidingfinally to paint the scene on a blan-ket of Black KettlesThe scene shows the Seventh Cavalry riding in on a sleeping Cheyenne camp Cheyenne Ann Shadlow pictured in Grandmother above is a longtime friend of Larsens

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

AT AGE

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Moore had an

painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

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Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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I CHECOTAH C i i i War Ufe May 17Honey Springs Battlefield

(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

343-8900

DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

amp Adams Park (405) 2623876

FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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The Last Ghost Dance right depicts the 1890s event of the -same name in Darlington Oklahoma reputed to last several days and involve thousands of participants The Kiowa elder member in Black Leggins above represents the proud warrior history of this branch of the Kiowa tribe These revered men are still considered fierce warriors all having served in the armed forces of the United States of America The groups name derives from the traditional practice of painting the legs black below the knee

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

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P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

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Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

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Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

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Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

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Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

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Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

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May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

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Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

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Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

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Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

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Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

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SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

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WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

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WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

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ANDREW EPPLER SPENT HIS TEENAGE YEARS IN LITTLE how to safely guide students through a series of postures Axe a small community tucked away amid the post oaks Prospective students can find yoga instructors in all corners

and blackjacks that thrive near Lake Thunderbird Eppler was an of the state but the majority remain concentrated in Oklahoma unusual kid and junior high was difficult for him a time when City and Tulsa The spectrum of yoga traditions and approaches some of the other kids picked on him He found solace-and his offered is diverse-ranging from those focused on yoga purely calling-in yoga when he was fourteen years old as a fitness exercise to those who teach from a Hindu and Sikh

As it happened ClifFBarber a friend of Epplers hther Ray came spiritual perspective to visit for severalmonths Barber taught both Eppler and his fither a For some yoga simply represents a set of poses and stretches seriesofposes and theybegan to practice together everyday The new to align the spine improve balance and boost flexibility For exercim changed his life I got very impassioned by it he says others yoga is a way of life Andrew Epplers contortions aside

Now hes thirty-one and manages the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahomas yoga teachers belie most stereotypes about chant- Norman where he teaches students from all waks of life (includ- ing flower children or mystical gurus bending themselves into ing a student with scoliosis another in a wheelchair and a group pretzel poses of organ transplant recipients) Sooner State yogis seem a common-sense bunch focusing on

Eppler represents just one aspect in the burgeoning growth the practical musculoskeletal aches and pains of office workers of yoga across Oklahoma Marcy Bordeaux a fifty-five-year- housewives and laborers Oklahomans stick with things that old yoga teacher in Oklahoma City has seen membership in work Every Oklahoman Ive ever known has two feet on the her Oklahoma Yoga Teachers Association registry climb from ground says Frisbie And thats what yoga is about-being about twenty in 1998 when she ampst began tracking teachers a balanced person living a more balanced life to more than sixty in recent years Oklahomasyoga instructors also seem to reflecttheessentialfrontier

Kathleen Frisbie a yoga instructor at Pacer Fitness Center in O h - character of their state-bringing a new wayofampdung about physical homa City has oampred a Yoga for Fitness certifigtion through her health Were pioneers in a pioneer state says Bordeaux National Fitness Professionah Association for threeyears -To Some instructors offer yoga classes in their homes Others focus date the program has taught threegroups ofinsmaors in fitness clubs their teaching at fitness centers Many more are beginning to offer

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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Dive flop or splash into Wagoner1 Water Puk From drop chutes to water

I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Kathleen Frisbie teaches yoga at Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City and offers yoga certification for fitness instructors Here shedemonstrates the Camel Tree and Warrior poses at Deep Fork Farm in Arcadia In addition to its calming benefits yoga increases stamina and lowers blood pressure

their services in successful stand-alone studio settings AsAndrew Epplers story illustrates the paths taken to this ancient art are

distinct Mer his passion for yogawas sparked at fourteen Eppler practiced what hed l v e d on his own fbr threeyears At seventeen he began a pdpnage to intensify his yoga practice He traveled to Hawaii first and a year later Eppler stood on the streets of Mysore a pmvindal cityin southern India He had come to learn fiom one of the most legendary gutus of yoga Pattabhi Jois

Mysore was an eye-opening experience for Eppler He found himself con- stantly surrounded by people pollution cows and motorcycles India is a shocker especially the first h e he says But its also a lesson in human nature The people there are so kind and so sincere yet they have so little

On the streets Eppler began honing his skills as a magician learning sleight- of-hand secrets fiom such as the Indian eye needle illusion where the trickster appears to pokea needle inhis eyeand pulls it out ofhis mouth H~XQII-tinues to perform magic as a part-time supplement to his yoga instructi~n~

In Pattabhi Jois school Eppler learned from a buoyant Brahmin 9nd Sanskrit scholar more than four times his age Uois was seventy-five years old at the time) Jois taught a style of yoga at his shah (or studio) d e d Ashtanga which emphasizes a flowing series of demanding postures or

i asanas accompanied by a specified pattern of breathing

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

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Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

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McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

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Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

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426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Yogas history in India goes back at least 2500 years when a sage known as Patan- jali first recorded the basic principles In the fourteenth century a text called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika appeared explaining the essential ideas behind hatha yoga-amp branch of yoga most often practiced in the West which embraces power yoga Ashtanga Iyengar and most other styles offered in gyms and studios

Yoga found its way to the West during Indias British colonial era during the nine- teenth century But it didnt fully flower in America until the 1960s when the hippie generation embraced many Eastern spiritual

practices Yoga tapered off again in popular- ity before exploding into pop cultural aware-

ness in the late 1990s thanks to celebrities like actress Ali MacGraw and supermodel I Christy Turlington and a growing interest 1 in Eastern practices like feng shui and acupuncture United States She studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health I

Eppler first journeyed to India on the cusp of this new yoga in Massachusetts in the 1980s The Kripalu institute is a sort of boom While some of Jois students have gone on to form celebrity American ashram-one of the largest such centers in the US-that studios in Manhattan and other urban centers Eppler was drawn offers a rigorous schedule of advanced yoga instruction back to his home state when he decided to begin teaching Now forty-two and married with two young daughters Acton-

6 Im not a gym guy and Im not a guru he says I try to Smith is certified by the Yo Alliance (a national group with keep it down to earth established standards for teachers) and shes a yoga therapist (an

Eppler stayed for four months on his first visit to India and outgrowth of hatha ~ o g a that focuses on rehabilitation) She also has been back five times He also regularly teaches Ashtanga directs yoga programs at Hiicrest Hospital in Tulsa workshops in Europe Though shes received certification and instruction at the high-

Yogahas connected me to a n international group offriends who est levels of yoga practice in the United States (with more than practice the same thing he says I seven thousand teaching hours) got out in the world early in my life Acton-Smiths Yoga for Every- because of yoga I wouldnt have body studio focuses on adapting been invited otherwise to different age groups genders

c Y and body types Im not a gym guy andEPPLERWENTWAY- Im no New Age bliss ninny ing to yogas geographi- I h not a ptuI hy to Acton-Smith says of her approach

e other Oklahoma to teaching Im a working mother teachers have taken a more keep it down to earth I look at the students in fiont of me itous route-taking advan- and Im much more concerned that

e of the infusion of Indian they do the movements their bod- e into the West ies need

based Linda Acton-Smith possesses the crisp British ac- Acton-Smith cautions anyone interested in exploring yoga t comes from growing up in the south of England seventy to take it easy

outh of London She began practicing yoga at eighteen as a The average person cant really do most of these difficult of coping with the daily stresses of her life intuitively feeling poses she says It makes sense to use yoga first to stabilize the

need to become more aware of her body body and to reverse bad physical habits cut off fiom that side of myself she says Eppler and Acton-Smith reflect a comprehensive yoga lifestyle

-Smith studied psychology and theology at the University approach Others in the state use a more fitness-based method es lived in Israel for a time at a kibbutz then came to the In fact most Oklahomans probably will come into contact with

yoga first through a class offered in a gymRobinson in the bound-hand extended side stretch at ias Round Barn teaches at the Yoga Loft in Oklahoma Thats why Kathleen Frisbie decided to begin offering Yoga for

Joe[ Norveil above is a of [yengar yoga which Fitness certification Initially 1 didnt want to do it she says bines postures-known as asana+with deep breathing because I felt my yoga peers would be unhappy But I began

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Avoid caffeine and iunk food Consider eating small healthy snacks throughout the day instead of heavy m e a l a p e cially if you skip lunch Exercise at your fitness level at least three times a week

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LauraBailey HanaHdmann and DianeJackronteachatTheYaga StudioinOklahoma -City Thewomen photographedat the Crystal BridgeinOldahomaCitys MyriadBotanC calGardens instructdozensof Oklahoma City metroarea students eachweek

to see yoga instructors in gyms who didnt know what they were doing They were teaching in ways that would allow students to get hurt

Frisbies certification program meets the growing demand for yoga instructors in fitness clubs across OklahomaThe program emphasizesknowledge of biomechanics ensuring that teachers wont push students beyond their physical limitations

An Oklahoma City native Frisbie came from a family of dentists She tried to fol-low that path but says It just wasnt somethingI wanted to do

Instead she began learning yoga in the late 1970s in Norman after her second child was born She saw dramatic increases in her health and was hooked Her ener-

gies shifted to the demandsof a small business and raising a family but she continued to practiceyoga and teach it to small informal groups In the 1990swhen she started fitness instruction she decided to offer yoga classes Most recently Frisbie led a special yoga class in New lt

+ York City for Working It makes sense to useyoga Mother magazines 2002 WorkLife Congress

to jrs t stabiZize the body While Frisbie has SUYS idn Acton-smith

found her yoga home in a gym setting in-structors like Marcy Bordeaux continue to teach in more private surroundings

Bordeaux teaches above her garage in the historicLinwood neighborhood of Okla-homa City The garage apartment has been converted into a yoga studio complete

od floors The Dallas native has offered yoga classes in the metro area

years youll see as many yoga studioshere as in California Den-Bordeaux Right now its a great place to teach because theres

not a studio on every corner The market here is wide open People are interested and they want to learn

For all of Oklahoma$ yogis and yoginis physical practice offers benefits for them-selves and others For Eppler the former small-town boy turned globe-hopper yoga is a practical path to better health

Yoga has helped me become a happier person and more stable says Eppler If etter It proves itself rn

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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Dive flop or splash into Wagoner1 Water Puk From drop chutes to water

I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

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Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

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June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

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MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

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PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

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SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

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PORTRAIT of the Scalptor

P A U L M O O R E M A K E S H I S M A R K

FOUR DOORS DOWN FROM COACHS toward the area of concern It looks nearly perfect sports bar behind a row of trucks and There is so much rendered detail on this life-and- parked cars is a thirteen-foot-tall horse and a-half-size clay-covered foam horse and rider that

rider staring out a storefront window Both are a dull it looks ready for the Land Run of 1889 chocolate brown with such finely sculpted f ~ ~ ~ e s It might seem natural then that the man now they look like they might trot right out the door Occasionally people walking by stare inside uying to make sense of this peculiarity

Sculptor Paul Moore the inhabitant of this downtown Norman space doesnt seem to mind In fact he doesnt even seem to notice Right now he is more concerned about the sculpted texture of a rawhide stirrup and a tendon on the horses back leg

He touches the matte brown clay and motions

creating the largest bronze sculpture in the world should be so obsessed with the angle shape and depth of a horses tendon So it goes for Moore

He has steeped himself in the subtleties of equine anatomy and the historical nuances of our states infancy And he has focused on this project the 365-foot-long 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial LandRun Monument for the past three years For him nearly perfect isnt an option

As he studies the horse and rider under the

Paul Moore above left sits with assistant Sohail Shehada in front of lnwton Land Audion commissioned by the McMahon Foundation for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton

AT AGE

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

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Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

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Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

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Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

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-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

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Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

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McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

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Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

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Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

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Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

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Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

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Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

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This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

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Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

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Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

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Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

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Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

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FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

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GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

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painted tin ceiling in his Crown Arts studio there are flickering moments when Moore forty-six seems not quite of our time Controlled and private his reserved demeanor is reminiscent of the strong male archetype deliberate thoughtful an economy of words Given his afKnity for history and the sprawling project which has overtaken nearly every square inch of his studio perhaps this should not be a surprise

With one tbot firmly planted in thehistoricaldust and turmoil ofthe landrunsof late nineteenthcentury OklahomaTerritory and the other placed confidently in the computer-aided heart of the early twenty-first century Paul Moore a member of the Creek Nation is a man who straddles two worlds two centuries every day of the week

At any given moment he juggles phone calls from the Crucible (the nearby Norman foundry where his sculptures are cast) super- vises computer graphics and blueprints for f w r e projects verifies the exact type of hat or vest worn by a rider and if hes lucky gets to do some sculpting

Moores largest sculpture to date On the Chisholm Trail top was installed in Duncans McCasland Park in 1998Among Moores works from left OU icon the Seed Sower a twice life- size statue of OUs seventh president Dr George Lynn Cross and a bronze of animator Chuck Jones at the National Portrait Gal- lery inthe Smithronian Institution in Washington DC

Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

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Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Sculpting is what Moore does for fun and its what he would rather do than just about anything else in the world Although the Land Run project and his many other commissions require long hours in the studio and sevenday-a-week dedication Moore wouldnt have it any other way

I knewh m an early age that I wanted to do something ar-tistic he says

As a child growing up in small towns moving back and forth between Oklahoma and Clliforniaartwas ararewnstant in his life He recalls using whatever I w d d get my hands on and spend- ing a lot of time drawing in church Born in Oklahoma City but residmg in towns like Vici Duncan and Hext Switch Moore never lived near a large museum or cultural center and wasnt able to indulge his burgeoning interest in the actual art works of the American West

Instead he read books and pored over the detailed pictures of the art celebrating that part of our nations history Daniel Chester French James Earle Fraser Jo Davidson-these historical greats of American figurative sculpture arethe ariistic heroes firom ampom the self-taught Moore gleaned an early sculptural knowledge of form technique and the importance of light and shadow

At age thirteen Moore had an epiphany of sorts when his mother took him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City They

spent the day there and while his mother waited patiently Moore walked the entire museum knowing perhaps subconsciously that he too would be a sculptor

It is a moment which Moore can recall with starthg clarity He remembershisexactpath through the museum and most importantly two James Earle Fraser pieces Endof the TTmil andAhdam Lincoln newly aquired by the museum in 1968

Theyinspired me to dreamof the possibility of d o i imonumental sculpnws says Moore

Along with his seven years of experience at the Shidoni foundry in Santa Fe a stint as a telephony engineer during his early twenties and his love of books it was a moment which marked the beginning of the self-apprenticeship which has culminated in the career he enjoys today

Cuerently Moore sits near the top of his profession and is regarded as one of the most g k d and prolific figurative sculptors of his genera-tion He has wmpleted forty-six public works of art in the last five years including the eleven-by-thq-five-foot On the Chrjholm Tml in Duncan a bust of animator Chuck Jones for the National Portrait

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

For Moore its a professional o p portunity as well This monument would be the crowning achievement of anv artists career

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

A compurwLgenaratedmndwingofthe land Run monumentiludrcbl seems to relish it He has confidence in his artisticskills and a certain t h e ~ o f t h e ~ ~ ~ I n d d M o n t o h ~ ampunderstandmg of what he and his team are capable of creating In undSIHlatorHenryampdlmonathOMrhomaS~Ptlirgroundrfar this knowledge this faith Moore resolutely focuses on the texture W M o o n t h a r ~ a ~ d t o m n w ~ r d t h a H o u c e Uof one felt hat on one rider or examines and resculpts the tendon on ~ m ~ ~ ~ i n ~ ~ O ~ s ~ U n i e n ~

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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examples of monumental art and you tend to get answers like the Statue oflherty Mount Rushmore and maybe lordNelson in Londons Trafalgar Square

Soon thanks to Norman sculptor Paul Moore Oklahoma City will be added to that list

Moore is in the midstof creating the largest bronze in the world the Oklahomo Centennial Land Run Monument an epic sculpture that will fundamentally alter Oklahoma Citys landscape

A joint venture of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission the city of Oklahoma City the state of Okla- homa and the federal government this $5 million eight-year project

will span the North Canadian River just south of Bricktown

Forty-five separate sculptures of wagons horses riders can- nons and even a stray dog span 36 feet in width and 365 feet in length-longer than Mount Rush- more is wide

Mayor Kirk Hurnphreys a longtime champion of the proiect is pleased both by the action the

monument portray visibility from Interstate 40

The Land Run sculpture is a won- derful opportunity to get people off the interstate and into the city to see this unique part of our states history says Humphreys

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It also seems to have been the mse for Moore Oklahoma is home as aware asMoore of the impendingtimeline (four to six more years) and getting to work with young artists is a way to give back to the and momentum necessary to keep the project on schedule

and state which has already given him so much A lot rides on this Land Run project-international exposure future funding peer recognition--and Moore knows it In fact he

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I gh I Clarernore Since opening in 1999 Claremores Su-

per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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Dive flop or splash into Wagoner1 Water Puk From drop chutes to water

I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

LaForhrnePoolinTulsa isoneof manyrecreI aionaioptionsofferedatthpark

POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

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426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

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May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

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Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

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ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

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Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

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WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

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WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

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Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

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Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

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O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

343-8900

DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

amp Adams Park (405) 2623876

FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Beat the Heat at 43 Swimming Pools Across the -+amp+

I gh I Clarernore Since opening in 1999 Claremores Su-

per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

1 121North Park Avenue (580)481-2137 L

Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

E I ~c i ~ Enid

Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

1 OKLAHOMATODAY MAYJUNE 2003

Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

R E C R E A T I O N I

diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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I gh I Clarernore Since opening in 1999 Claremores Su-

per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

1 121North Park Avenue (580)481-2137 L

Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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Dive flop or splash into Wagoner1 Water Puk From drop chutes to water

I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

amp Adams Park (405) 2623876

FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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I gh I Clarernore Since opening in 1999 Claremores Su-

per Recreation Center has offered year-round swimming with an indoor pool a diving board and slide and if youre inter-I -ested a fdlhealth dub membership $1-$3 595Veterans Parkway (918)3414 516

Clinton Chill out on Route 66 With its slide

pool three-story water slide baby pool and 350000-gallon main pool the Clin-tonMunicipalPool draws approximately two hundred sun seekers a day $2 715 Souamp Elwenth Street (580) 323-7870

wn labor Daymarksthe endof summer asschool beginsandpoolsdosefor the year

Ada Bartlesville LocatedinAdas 150-acrepark of the same Hello down there FrontierSwimming

name Winter Smith Pool offers plenty of Pool in Bartlesville is one of the f m Okla-shade or sun two divingboards and a two- homa publicpools with an Olympicdiving foot baby pool According to parks director tower A kiddie pool outfits the facility for Randy McFarli the main pool is a true families with small children 75 cents-$1 - m e lap pool the certified length for 100South Virginia (918)336-3852 swimmeets $1SO-$21700Winter Smith Drive (580) 436-8104 Bethany

We are often told that our pool is the 4

cleanest in the area says Marla Nix ofPIBethany Public Works Renovated in 1996 Ripper Park Aquatic Center of-fers visitors a tube slide diving board rental pavilions for parties and a kiddie

0GLASS OBJECTS pool equipped with umbrella water

A-fountain 75 cents-$2 7902 Northwest Thirty-second (405) 787-3308 1

1 Altus Finding a place to swim in Altus is never

a problem In 1979a joint effort by the city andAltusPublicSchoolSystemproducedthe Altus ShwimmimgComplexboth an indoor and outdoorpool for theAltus High School Bulldogs swim team and the public $142

1 121North Park Avenue (580)481-2137 L

Broken Arrow The crowds the thing here With four

water slides two diving boards two water curtains and zero-depth beach entry its no wonder Broken Arrows Family Aquatic Center hosts approximately twelve to thirteen hundred people a day $2-$31265 South Main Street (918)259-8695

e aAlva kt Grab some change and head over to the

Alva Municipal gal For just ten fifteen

O Chickasha Enjoy a peaceful afternoon swimming

sunning and savoring the summertime or twenty-five cents (depending on your Built in 1985 Chickashas Shannon age) you can enjoy hours of fun in this Springs Public Pool offers parents a sixty-four-year-old landmark built during nearby toddler pool and a diving board FDRs presidency under the Work Projects for daredevils ready to take the plunge $2 Administration (WPA) 1402 Flynn Street Located in Shannon Springs Park (405) (580) 327-1333 222-6079

COOL OFF IN ANADARKO

A SEVEN-YEAR DRY SPELL FROM 1984 to 1991 encouraged the city of Anadarko and surrounding areas to painstakinglyrenovateand preserve their seventy-seven-year-oldAnadar-koMunicipalSwimming PoolBuilt in 1926thisuniqueaboveground cement poolwas designedwith a bathhouse and concession area below and is surrounded by a concrete railing two historic lampposts and eight flagposts Today approximately three hundred people play daily in this unusual structure $2900 West Oklahoma Street in Randlett Park

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

Bryant (405) 216-7649

E I ~c i ~ Enid

Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

1 OKLAHOMATODAY MAYJUNE 2003

Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

k

Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

R E C R E A T I O N I

diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I OKLAHOMATODAY MAYJUNE 2 0 0 3

I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

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park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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Cushingh+ One of the first municipal water parks

in Oklahoma the Cushing Aquatic Center offers visitors a splashing array of water activities From drop slides and zero-depth beach entry to a wading pool with fountains bubblers and a frog slide the park is sure to be a hit with the

I- whole family $2-$3 Located in Cushing Memorial Park (918) 223-2918

Duncan Steepedin history the DuncanMunici-

pal Pool was built under FDRs WPA in 1938The pool is centrally located in the middle of town and accordmgto Duncans parks and cemetery superintendent Dan Rush Everybody and their grandmothers grandmother has swum in the pool 50 cents to $1 Located across from Fuqua Park on Highway 81 (580)255-1642

Broken Arrows FamilyAquatic Center debuted in the Tulsa suburb in2001 and has been a summer hot spot ever since The poolcan accommodate 700 swim mars without disturbingpatronsof the nearby playgrounds picnic areas and community center

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Durant I One winding slide two diving boards 5

four racinglanes a d d l e r poolwith mush-room sprinkler andzerodepth beach entry If thats not enough to enticeyou Durants Carl Albert Pool is located in Carl Albert Park so bring a picnic basket $1-$250 1301Gail Farrell (580) 924-2087 I

Edmond Celebrate Pelican BayAquatic Centers

second season with splashing flair Built in 2002 after the former aquatic center was bulldozed the facilitynow f e a w a water playground zero-depth beach entry an in-terconnected leisure and lap pool and two The Ahus SwimmingComplexis home to

150-foot water slides $3-$6 1034 South the Bulldogshighschool dimteam

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Looking for a spacious place to spend Surrounded b Bradford pears pecans the dog daysof summerEnids Olympic-oaks andsycamoresin the heartof Elk Citys sized Champlin Pool near downtown of-AckleyParktheAquaticCenteroamprsawell- fers a separatewading pool diving board shadedmainpoolwith twodrvlng boardsand bathhouses and concession Says Donald atoddlerpool Covered picnictables a large John parks supervisor for the city of Enid bathhouseandconcessionareaalsomake ita There are only five public pools of its size popularretreath m thesummerheat $150 infOklahoma $2 400 West Cherokee Located in Ackley Park (580)225-3230 (580)237-7530

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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Frederick When the WPA built the Frederick

Municipal Pool in 1935they included a sewing room above the bathhouse Lily Holcomb executive director of Fredericks Chamber of Commerce says Women would take their children swimming then go to the sewing room and sew Today this historic oval pool hosts about 150 people a day Few pull out the needle and thread $150 800 South Seventeenth (580) 335-2126

Guthrie After a morning of perusing antique

shops in the historicdistrict pack a lunch and spend the afternoon at the Guthrie Municipal Pool This fifty-four-year-old pool offers bathhouses picnic tables umbrellas and a amphing reprieve from lughtemperatures50cents-$2Locatedin Highland Park (405) 282-8400

Guymon Take a high plains dip in the Pan-

handle The heated Olympic-sized Guymon Municipal Pool hosts an an-nual school swim meet and offerTvisi-tors a baby pool and two diving boards Dont miss this seasons new sunshades and patio hniture $175-$225 1420 Cross Road (580) 338-0477

-lrtestepsof PoncaC i sWenk Pool built inthe1930r leadupto a water tower

ldabel Safety counts With three or four life-

guards on duty at a l l times the Idabel City Pool provides funin the sun for ap-proximately sii-five to eighty people a daywithprivatetimeavailablefordaycam organizationsball teams and birthdays $3 Next to Idabel Middle School on Northeast Avenue D (580) 286-7773

RedCrosschaptersnationwidetwin prospectivelifeguardswith classesinsurveil-lanceand rescue first aid and CPR Students must be at least ISyears oldto parlick pate Here ErinSchmidtliiguardsat Nonnans Westwood Water Park

Jenks Jenks owns the City of Jenks Pool

andTulsasThornton YMCA runs it Says aquatics directorTroy SandersIts a nice little family area We have a curly slide divingboard a park next door and were next to a baseball field $225-$3 208 North Elm (918) 299-9263

Mountain View Locatedacrossfromthelocallughschool

the MountainViewIGoteboSwimming Pool offers swim fansa friendly place to beat the heat with a man-made shade overhang separate kiddie pool conces-sion and bathhouse $2 126South First (580) 347-2000

McAlester Muskogee CarlAlbert might have swumhereThe Summerrimein MuskogeeMore than

pool and bathhouses were built under the just flying Old Glory at the courthouse WPAin 1936andwithtwo divingboards its swimming with your best friends aslideandawadmgpooltheJefFLeePool Muskogees five-acre River Country

amphasretained its appeal $1-$2Third Street Family Waterpark is located in the and ~illmore(918)423-9653 forty-two-acre multirecreational Love1

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

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BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

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Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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I CHECOTAH C i i i War Ufe May 17Honey Springs Battlefield

(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

amp Adams Park (405) 2623876

FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Hatbox Sports Complex The award- winning facility features an interactive water playground a zero-depth beach entry pool two body slides a lazy river and sand volleyball $3-$43600 Arline (918) 684-6399

Mustang Its the season of sun and fun and

the new Mustang Aquatic Center has cornered the market Built in 2002 as part of the citys state-of-the-art Town Center and Sports Complex the aquatics facility includes three pools surrounded by slides water cannons and fountains $3 1201 North Mus- tang Road (405) 376-341 1

Norman Do you do the backstroke Like to

swan dive Maybe you just want to go for a dip with the kidsWith a lap pool slide pool wading pool toddler pool and diving pool with two high dives Normans Westwood Water Park has a body of H 2 0 for you $2-$5 2400 Westport Drive (405) 329-5422

Oklahoma City One of two regional training centers

for US Olympic diving the Okla-I homa City Community College I

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Aquatic Center was builq in 1989 fob the much-hyped Olympic Festival The enclosed pool is open year-round and has a unique water injection system at its midpoint that creates air pockets to give swimmers less resistance Former director Chris Moler says because of this system lots of records have been broken in the pooh fourteen-year his- tory $2-$37777 South May Avenue (405) 682-7860

Oklahoma City The Earlywine Aquatic Center

opened in 2000 offers swimmers twelve bubblinggeysers two plunge slides and two interactive spray fountains A giant floating turtle and full-service conces- sion stand only add to the summer fun spectacle $4 3033 Southwest 119th (405) 692-6050

Oklahoma City After a twenty-year hiatus Okla-

homa Citys newly- renovated North-east Pool reopened in 2000 with water time fun for the child at heart With a towering sixty-three-foot slide several floor geysers and play features for the kids everyones sure to have a wet blast $2 1300 Northeast Thirty- third (405) 424-6343

Ponca City Oil tycoon Lew Wentz used native

stone and Italian tile to build the Wentz Pool and its sublevel bathhouses Yes thats right The bathhouses are beneath the pool But thats not all to rave about

WET AND WILD IN MIDWEST ClTY

BRENDA NEWCOMB WITH MIDWEST ClTY Parks and Recreation says locals call the Midwest Reno Swim and Slide a mini White Water With three diving boardstwo slides a toddler pool wi th water turtle and dump buckets a covered concession area and t w o covered picnic areas it just may be Dont forget the sunblock Call for prices 101 South Douglas (405) 739-0066

This Olyrnpic-size pool also has two div- ing boards a fountain spilling into its shallow end and once hosted bathing beauty contests $1-$22932 LA Cann Drive (580) 767-0430

Pryor Pryor Public Pool built in 1955

originally used artesian water believed to have medicinal qualities during the early twentieth century Although the pool no longer uses the popular mineral spring water some still consider its two

Muskagees River Country Family Waterpark won the 2002 NationalRoc-reation and Parks Association Excellence in Aquatics award

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

Sallisaw To Baby Boomer locals it seems like 8

its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

havens The McClureMunicipal Pool in east Tulsa offers visitors eight swim

Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

both the Sayre Municipal Swimming Pooland its native stone bathhouse are historic treasures Decadesofyoungsters have enjoyed the pools two diving boards and toddler pool and the spiral rock stairwell leading to a layout deck above the bathhouse is an added treat $1 Located in Sayre City Park (580)

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

00 Tulsa After a 1958 donation from Tulsa

oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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Dive flop or splash into Wagoner1 Water Puk From drop chutes to water

I slides theres something for everyone Whether you just learned to walk or just learned to swim the kiddie pool has a water-spitting turtle a raindrop um-brella and water gates sure to keep you entertained $150-$4 Located in Maple Park at North Storyand Northeast Second Street (918) 485-6788

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When it first opened in 1939 the Roman Nose State Park Swimming Pool was filled by a constant flow of spring water Although no longer fed by the state parks springs the pool has retained its natural beauty Rock steps lead to the bathhouse and pool built in a natural rock grotto surrounded by trees Its probably the prettiest pool in the state and the most scenic says

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

Woodward Folks were still swimming in Crystal

Beach Lake when the WPA built the bath-

grades aquaphila can enjoyalayoutdeck a slide and two diving boards $150-$2 Located in Crystal Beach Park (580) 254-8548

Yukon Located in Yukons three-park complex

CitySplashhas a baby pool a divingwell and a thirteen-foot curly slide The his-toric Chisholm Trail watering hole and a boot-shaped walking trail add to the allure $150 2200 South Holly (405) 350-7684 rn Additional research by Brooke Demetz

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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diving boards and separate toddler pool $-therapeutic $2 212 South Coo-y-yah 3 (918) 825-0835

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its been aroundforever Built sometime in the Sixties (no one seems to know the exact date) the SallisawMunicipal Swimming Pool has a separate wad-ing pool for the kiddies and two diving boards Parks and recreation supervisor John Smithsays Its maximum capac-ity every day Thats 150 bathing gals and guys 80 cents 115East Redwood (918) 775-2080

Tahlequah Bear Creek Swimming Pool is hot

with the kids Located in Tahlequahs Sequoyah Park the pool has two low dives a toddler pool and operates at full capacity during the frequent summer blazes Dont worry-no bears allowed $150-$2 124 North Brookside (918) 456- 1048

Tulsa Tulsa has no shortage of popular wet

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Sayre Constructed by the WPA in 1940

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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I lanes a large water slide a high and low dive concessions and covered tables $250-$3 7440 East Seventh Street (918) 669-6679

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oil man JA LaFortune Tulsa County began construction on LaFortune Park a three-square-mile expanse in the heart of Tulsa LaFortune Pool opened in 1963 and thirty years later its still a local favorite With a one-meter diving board a double-flume slide and a tod-dler pool the facilityhosts approximately 250 visitors a day $150-$250 5501 South Yale (918) 596-8618

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POOLSIDE IN POTEAUh- --F TALK ABOUT LONGEVITY THE POTEAU CITY POOL HAS BEEN POPULAR since the WPA built it in 1937 With a diving board toddler pool tube slide bathhouseconcessionand plenty of shadethe poolshould remainso for many years to come $1-$2 Located in Poteaus Twyman Park (918) 647-4491

park manager Leon Hightower $250-$5 Located within Roman Nose State Park (580) 623-9950

houses in 1937In 1953the city decided to build the Woodward Crystal Beach Pool Now after $90000 in recent up-

Weatherford In 1998 the city of Weatherford

modified its 1937W A swimmingpool to includea filterand chlorinatingsystem and a new pool house On top of these ladditions the Weatherford Municipal Pool has even more bells and whistles-two diving boards a toddler pool and a three-foot kiddie pool $2 600 North Indiana (580) 772-7887

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A GUIDE TO ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS STATEWIDE

BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

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(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

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Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

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MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

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PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

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SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

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SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

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WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

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WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

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Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

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426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

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NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

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ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

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Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

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Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

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Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

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PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

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PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

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PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

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SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

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STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

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WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

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WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

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NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

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ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

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May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

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Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

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Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

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SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

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SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

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SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

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WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

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WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

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WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

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DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

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June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

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Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

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Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

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~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

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Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

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OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

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Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

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Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

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Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

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CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

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Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

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MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

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NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

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Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

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(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

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Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

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Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

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Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

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FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

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Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

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Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

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Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

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20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

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I CHECOTAH C i i i War Ufe May 17Honey Springs Battlefield

(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

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DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

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Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

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Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

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FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

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Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

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wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

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66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

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ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

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Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

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Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

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Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

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Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

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Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

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CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

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DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

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ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

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GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

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Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

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C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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BARTLESVILLE Communihr Center Adams Bhrd amp Cherokee Ave

May 17kherish the Ladies May 24 Footnotes May 29 Swingl May 3 1 Inspirations Studio Annual Dance Performance (91 8) 336-2787

Downtown Johnstone amp Dewey June 1430 Heart of Town Market June 28 City of Legends 5K Road Race (91 8) 336-91 00

Sooner Park 420 SE Madison May 10Oldies ampGoodies (91 8) 534-0336 June6-8SunFest (918) 331-0456

New York at the Beach From Franz Kline and the Provincetown Art Association to Robert Motherwell May 9-June 22 Price Tower Arts Center (91 8) 336-4949

Bite of History May 14Bartlesville Area History Museum (918) 338-4290

Biplane ExpoJune6-7Municipal Airport (91 8) 622-8400

Mainline Train Show June 28 Washington County Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-7987

BROKEN ARROW Main Street Sidewalk amp Garamp Sale May

3 Arkansas Valley State Bank Parking Lot (918)251-1591

Broken Bow Cod Cars amp Crazy Cones May 17 Downtown (580) 5842440

South Pacific ~ u n k6-712-15 1800 S Main (918) 2580077

I

I CHECOTAH C i i i War Ufe May 17Honey Springs Battlefield

(918) 473-5572 Bluer Workshop May 25 Lake Eufaula State

Park (918) 689-4607 Old Settlers Day RodeoJune 12-1 4 Roundup

Club Arena (91 8) 4734056 Old Settiers Day June 14 Downtown (91 8)

473-2070

CLAREMORE Cowboy Trade Day May 17 Will Rogers

Stampede Arena (918) 341 -6985 ClaremoreState Powwow May 30-3 1 Rogers

State University (918) 341 -6420 Good 01Days Celebration June28JM Dovis

Arms amp Historical Museum (918) 3415707 Humbug Days June 28-29 Downtown (91 8)

343-8900

DUNCAN Citvwide June 28 Founders Dav Home Tour

DURANT Magnolia Festival May 30-3 1 Downtown

(580)9260848 Quilt Show May 30-June 1Visual amp Performing

Arts Center SEOSU Campus (580) 9245 163 Wild Horse amp Burro Adoption June 6-7

Fairgrounds (800) 237-3642 Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival June20-

30 Montgomery Auditorium (580) 745-2860

EDMOND Watercolor Oklahoma XVll May 1-25Ed-

mond Historical Society (405) 3400078 Endeavor Games June 6-8 UCO Campus amp

Edmond North High School (405) 722-8744 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park June

12-30Hafer Park (405) 340-1 222

EL RENO 9th Annual Tractor Show amp Pull May 2-3

Country Club Rd amp Route 66 (405) 893-2546 Burger Day FedvalMay 3 Downtown (405)

262-8888 A Small Town Weekend June 6-8 Route 66

amp Adams Park (405) 2623876

FORT GIBSON Memorial D w RemembranceMav 26 Fort

Gibson ~ a t i ~ e m e t e r ~ (918) 478-i334 Steer Wrestling Competition May 26

Roundup Club Arena (91 8) 478-2833 9th Annual Car T ~ c k ampMotorcycle Show

June 7 Downtown (91 8) 4784780

MCALESTER Armed Forces Day Celebration May 2-3

Citywide (91 8) 423-2550 Italian Festival May 2425 Expo Center (91 8)

426-2055 Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival June 1 1-

14 Hwy 270 West (9 18) 423-489 1

NORMAN Andrew Park Webster amp Dows Ave May 2-4

May Fair Arts Festival (405) 366-7055 June 13-28 Stage Center Presents Shakespeare at Sunset Twelfth Night (405) 701 m14

Lake Thuddid Stats ParkSouth Side at Clear Bay May 3 1 Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners June 2-69-13 23-27 Horse Camp June 3-4 2425 Summer Camp Out (405) 3214633

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nolural

Sooner Theatre 101 E Main Muy 16-17 The MarriageGc-Round June 14Talk oftheTm (405)32 1-8091

The Philadelphia StoryMay 1-4RupelJh Theatre (405) 32541 01

Art Walk May 2 Downtown (405) 3294523 lndian Taco Sale May 3 Cleveland County

Fairgrounds (405) 364-0355 lndian Market May 3-4 Jacobson House

(405)366-1 667 Spirit of the Dance Speaker Series May 13

Tribes Gallery (405) 32 1-8070 Architectour May 16-1 8 Citywide (4051

329-4523 Junior ZookeeperSummer CcnmpJune9-13

16-2023-27Little River Zoo (405) WM29 Oklahoma Wind Power amp B i w n e r ~

Conference June 19 USPS Training Center (405)447-8412

Jazz in June June 26-28Brookhaven Village amp Andrews Park (405) 325-3388

OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Softball Hall of Fame 2801 NE 50th

3 t May 14 Big 12 Softball Tournament May 22-27NCAA Womens College World Series (405)236-5000

Blue Door 2805 N McKinley Ave May 10Wiflb Alan Ramsey May 17 Ray Wylie Hubbo~d CD Release with Bob Williams May 23 Caroline Akin June 7 Michael Fracasso Band with Al Rose June 2 1 Tanya Savory June 27 Don Conoscenti June 28 Chip Taylor amp Carrie Rodriguez (405) 524-0738

Carpenter Square T h e m 400 W California May 9 3 1 Don Juan in Chicago June 2030 Comic Potential (405) 232-6500

City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd May 1--June30 Summer Camp June 7-9 Hands On Animals amp Modern Art Exhibition (405)95 1-0000

Civic Center Music Hall 201 N Walker Ave May 3 Canterbury Choral Society Presents Hollywood on the High Cs May 10 Philhar-monic Presents Final Notes A Season Finale June 5-22 Theatre Company Presents The Philadelphia Story (405) 297-2264

Ford Center 100W Reno June 18Red Hot Chili Peppers June 25Justin Timberlake ampChristina Aguilera (800) 5 1 1-1 552

Notl Cowboy amp Western Heritage Mu- seum 1700 NE 63rd St May 2425 Chuck Wagon Gathering amp Childrens Cowboy Fes- tival June 1330 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition (405) 476-2250

Oklahoma C i i Museumof Art 41 5 Couch Dr May 1ampJune 30 An lnternational Legacy Selections hom the Carnegie Museum of Art (405)236-3 100

Oklahoma City Zoo 2 101 NE 50th St May 2 Story Time Presents Biscuit the Dog May 10 lnternational Migratory Bird amp Plant Con- servation Day May 1 1 Mothers Day at the

~ a ~ i580) 252-071 7 June 28 ~ b r i t a ~ e History 2401 Chautauqua Ave May 1-29 (580)252-8696 Moving the Fire The Removal of lndian Na-

Chisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo May tions to Oklahoma May 1-June 30 Native 2-3 Expo Center (580) 255-05 10 American Faculty Staff Student and Alumni

Annual Gospel Concert June 7 High School Art Show June 1430 Diversity Endangered Auditorium (580) 252-5676 (405) 325-471 2

Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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Zoo May 17 Ostrich Egg Breakfast May 17 Zoolympics June 3 10 1724 Wild Tuedays Story Time Safaris June 6 Story Time Presents Curious George June 20 Zoobilation June 28 Summer Season Celebration (405) 425-0298

Omniplex 2 100 NE 52nd St May 130 Gar-dening Exhibits May 24-June 29 National Watercolor Oklahoma (405) 602-6664

State Fair Park 144 amp N W 10th St May 14 Speedhorse Barrel Futurity May 13-1 7 National Reining Horse Association Derby May 23-25 Red Earth Native American Festival June 48 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Redbud Spectacular June 10-15 Non-Pro Cutting Horse Event June 2 1 Wrenchheadcom National Dirt Track Event June 28-29 Festival of the Pet June 30 National Appaloosa Horse Show (405)948-6704

Charlie Christian Jazz Festival May 2-3 Bricktown (405) 524-3800

C d Neighborhood Home Tour May3 Crestwood Neighborhood (405) 946-7545

Big Bugs Exhibit May 15-June 30 Myriad Botanical Gardens (405) 297-3995

Stockyards Stampede Festival May 16-1 7RpV Stockyards City (405) 235-7267

+~~lPaseaArts Festival May 24-26 N W 30th St d amp Dewey (405) 525-2688

wild Horse Arena Annual Rodeo June 6-7 8014 N Post Rd (405) 736-1 1 1 1

Aerospace America International Air- show June 13-1 5 Wil l Rogers Airport (405)685-9546

PONCA CITY -6The Fantarticks May 8-1 1 Poncan Thatre 3 15801 765-5360

~ r a g d n Grand June 6 Downtown (580) 762-7265

FestivalJune 7 Cann Botanical Garden

SAPULPA DowntownMain Street amp Dewey June 6-7 Route

66 Blowout Festival June 26 Concert on the Corner (91 8) 224-5709

Kids Fishing Derby June 7 Kelly Lane Park (918) 227-5 15 1

Camp of Champions June 9-1 3 Recreation Center (918) 227-5 15 1

1940s Radio Hour June 20-29 124 S Water (918) 227-2 169

SHAWNEE Kennel Club Dog Show May 23-26 Expo

Center (405) 275-7020 Doll Show June 10-29Sonta Fe Depot Museum

(405)275-8412 Guys amp DollsJune 19-222628Shawnee Little

Theatre (405) 275-2805 Knights Annual Car Show June28 Woodland

Park (405) 275-9780

ST1LLWATER Tumbleweed Calf Fry May 2-3Tumbleweed

Dance Hall amp Concert Arena (405) 3770075 Special Olympics amp State Summer Games

May 14-16 OSU Campus (91 8) 48 1-1234 A Bad Year for Tomatoes May 15-1 822-25

Town amp Gown Theatre (405) 372-91 22

TAHLEQUAH Cherokee Heritage Cenhr Hwy 623 Miles

South of Tahlequah May 1-2Turtle Island Storytelling Festival May 3-June 22 Trail of Tears Art Show amp Sale May 1June30 Sum mer Showcase May 17June7 Traditional Art Class June 7 USDl Fest June 21-30 Trail of Tears Drama June 2830 Cherokee Business Exhibit (91 8) 456-6007

TULSA Fairgrounds41 45 E 21st St May 9-1 0 Black

Wall Street Invitational Rodeo June 9Toy amp Doll Show June 1 1-21Pinto World Championship Horse Show June 1415 Gun amp Knife Show June 20-22Trek Expo June 28-29Junior Dres- sage Championships (91 8) 744-1 1 13

Riwr West Festival Park May 4 Great Tulsa Bike Ride June 24-30 Starlight Band Concert (918) 596-200 1

Tulsa Performing Arts Center 1 10E 2nd St May 24 Don Giovanni May 10 Chdiang Lin Violinist May 10 Emerson Quartet May 15-1 7 Stars of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats May 16Town Hall Presents Dr Will Miller June 6 Antonio Pompo-Bakloi Concert June 7 Sarkeys Young Pianists Competition June 13One Drum (91 8) 596-7122

International st May 15-1 8 Downtown (918) 582-6435

Light Opera OklahomaJ~e 7-30udw~iiy of Tulsa (91 8) 5834267

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Annual ReunionJune 12-1 5 Sheraton Tulsa Hotel (918) 835-6868

JuneteenthCelebrationJune 17-2 1 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (91 8) 596-1001

WOODWARD I High School Art School May 24 Fairgrounds

(580)256-5329 Watchable Wildlife Weekend May 16-1 8

Boiling Springs State Park (580) 256-7664 Fine Arts Competition amp Exhibit May 17-

June 29 Plains Indians amp Pioneers Museum (580)256-61 36

2lst Annual Rod Run May 24-25 Crystal Beach Park (580) 2563092

KlOl Classic Bowl May 27-31 Boomer Sta- dium (580) 25641 01

YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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YUKON City Park 2200 S Holly May 3 Festival of the

Child May 10 Car Show (405) 3547208 C o n c e inthe ParkJune 530 Chisholm Trail

Park (405) 3547208

OUT amp ABOUT ADAIR Dalton Day Festival June 28 Main Street

(918) 785-4242 ALVA Nescatunga Ark amp Crafts Festival June 7

Downtown (580) 327-2835 ANADARKO Riding Club Rodeo June 13-14

Fairgrounds (405) 247-5640 ANTLERS Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebra-

tion June 11-14 Downtown (580) 298-2488 ARDMORE Red River Rwdkill Rally May 16-1 7

Heritage Hall (580) 22 1-5 1 1 8 ARDMORE Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26

Lake Murray Resort (580) 223-6600 BARNSDW Bigheart Day May 24 Downtown

(91 8) 847-29 16 BWBY BBQ N Blues Festival May 9-10 Washing

ton Irving Memorial Pork (91 8) 365-8550 BLACKWEU Home Water Garden Tour June

20-2 1 Citywide (580) 363-41 95 BLACKWELL Streeters Rod Run June 28-29

Memorial Pork (580) 363-41 95 BLAIR Boll-Weevil Bash June 6-7 City Park

(580) 563-2726 BLANCHARDPepperfestamp Car Show June 2 1

Hwy 76 North (405) 4853567 BOISE CITY Santa Fe Trail Daze June 4-8

Countywide (580) 544-3479 BRlSTOW Agricultural Tour May 15 Mid-America

Stockyard (918) 367-21 13 BROKEN BOW Kiamichi-Owa Chito Festival

June 19-21 Beavers Bend Resort Park (580) 5843393

CANTON Walleye Rodeo May 15-1 8 Canton Lake (580) 886-2401

CARNEY Firemans Festival June 28 Main Street (405) 865-2380

C U M O NThe Art Show June 7 Acme Brick Park (580) 323-6973

COLCORDOld Settlers Day June 14 City Park (918) 326-4301

COPAN The Good the Bad and the Barbecue May 10 Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch (9 18) 336-8500

CUSHING BBQ amp Blues Festival June 7 South Little Street (9 1 8) 225-2400

DEL CITY Bluegrass Music Show May 10 Oklo- homo Country Western Museum ampHall of Fame (405)485-2370

DEWEY Antiques amp Collectibles Show June 7 Fairgrounds (91 8) 333-5200

DISNEY The Eliiah Factor June 20-30 Picture in Scripture Amphitheater (91 8) 435-8207

ENlD Caboose Excursion Train Ride May 3 Enid Water Park (580) 2333051

ENlD The Bible The Complete Word of God Abridged May 1 6-2422 1 N Independence (580) 2342307

FAIRVIEW Show of the Arts June 28 Major County Fair Building (580) 227-4709

FREEDOMAlabaster Caverns State Park 6 Miles South of Freedom on SH 50 May 23 Wakhable Wildlife Weekend Moy 24June 30 Lantern Tour (580)62 1338 1

GLENPOOL Black Gold Days May 1-3 Black Gold Park (91 8) 322-3505

GOREGreen Coljntry Trout Derby May 2-4 Mar- Val Family Camping Resort (91 8) 489-2299

GROVE Grovefest June 20-22 Civic Center amp Citywide (9 1 8) 786-9079

GUTHRlLJau Banjo Festival May 23-25 Down- town (405) 260-1 323

GUTHRIE Range Roundup May 3 0-31 Lazy E Arena (405) 282-7433

GUYMON Pioneer Days Rodeo May 1-4 Henry Hitch Arena (580) 3383376

HEAVENER Route 66 Cruzers Car Show June 7 Runestone Stote Park (9 1 8) 653-224 1

HINTON Hinton Community PRCA Rodeo May 293 1 Rodeo Areno (405) 5423775

HOBARTAntique amp Classic Car Show May 17 Hunter Park (580) 726-6202

HOBARTArts on the Square May 17 Courthouse Square (580) 726-2553

HULBERT Ranger Cadet Camp June 2-4 Se- quoyah State Park (9 1 8) 772-2046

INDIAHOMA Centennial Celebrotion May 17 Visitor Center Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (580) 4293222

KENTON Skelley Memorial Ranch Rodeo May 25 Skelley Arena (580) 426-241 6

KlNTA 4th of July Celebration June 28 Baseball Field (91 8) 967-868 1

LAWTONArts for All Festival May 9-1 1 Shepler Park (580) 248-5384

MANGUM Old Greer County Pioneer Reunion June 2 1 Courthouse Lawn (580) 782-2061

MANNFORDCentennial Celebration May 22-24 Citywide (918) 865-43 14

MANNFORD Christian Motorcyclists Associa- tion Rally June 13-15 Sunset Bible Camp (405) 22601 07

MCCURTAIN 4th of July Celebration June 28 City Park (91 8) 967-868 1

MEDFORDFunFest June 28 Municipal Airport (580) 395-3 1 76

MIDWEST CITY Joe B Barnes Regional Park 8700 E Reno May 10 SpringFest May 29-June 30 Thursday Night Twilight Concert Series (405) 739-1 293

MIUERTON Wheelock Spring Festival Moy 25 Wheelock Academy Gounds (580) 746-2 139

MULDROW Skyline Bluegrass Festival May 1-3 1-40 Exit 321 (405) 677-1 509

MUSKOGEEOklahoma Renaissance Faire May 3-183400 Fern Mountain Rd (91 8) 6873625

MUSKOGEE Railroad Day May 17 Three Rivers Museum (91 8) 686-6624

NOBLE Rose Rock Festival May 3 City Hall (405) 872-1 234

PARK H I U 1 850s Lawn Social amp Heritage Festival June 7-8 Murrell Home (91 8) 456-2751

PAULS V A W Heritage Days IPRA Rodeo June 26-28 Roundup Club Arena (405) 238-2776

PAWHUSKACattlemens Convention June 1 2-1 5 Osage County Fairgrounds (91 8) 287-158 1

PAWNEE Steam amp Gas Engine Show May 2-4 Steam Grounds (91 8) 762-2 108

PERRY Spring amp Rural Heritage Festival May 3 Downtown amp Cherokee Strip Museum (580) 336-4684

POCOLA Spring Festival May 3 Wild Things Farm (91 8) 626-4053

PORUM Outlaw Days May 3 Downtown (91 8) 484-5 125

PRAGUE Kolache Festival May 3 Downtown (405)567-4866

PRYORampWay Rodeo May 22-24 Fairgrounds (91 8) 825-243 8

PRYORCounfry Fever 2003 June 12-1 54 Miles North of Pryor (866) 3 1 0-2288

SAND SPRINGS Oklahomal June 5-30 Discov- erylandl (91 8) 245-6552

SEMINOLE St Judes Benefit Trail Ride May 10- 1 1 South of Seminole (405) 378-6864

SEMINOLE Gusher Day June 7 Main Street (405) 3823640

STlGUR Reunion Days June 1 3-1 4 Courthouse Lawn (91 8) 967-868 1

STlLWEU Strawberry Festival May 10 Down- town (9 1 8) 696-4983

STROUD Route 66 Car Show May 24 Centennial Park (91 8) 968-3321

STROUD Historic Home Tour ampArt Show May 25 Lucas Stroud House (9 18) 968-5 147

SULPHUR Water Festival May 23-24 Historic Downtown (580) 622-2824

TRlBBEY Wildfire Music Festival June 2 1 Jude amp Jody Rodeo Arena (405) 736-7688

VAWANT Homecoming May 24 Vdliant School (580)933-5050

V l A N Tenkiller State Park HCR 68 May 17 Fishing Clinic May 23-26 Memorial Day Fun June 1 4 Action Dogs Search amp Rescue Team (9 1 8) 489-564 1

WALTERS Expo Art Fest May 3 Expo Center (580) 875-2238

WATONGA Tea amp Fashion Show June 21 TB Ferguson Home (580) 6235069

WAURIKA Chisholm Trail Celebration June 7 Chisholm Trail Historical Museum (580) 228-2 166

WAURIKA Pond amp Water Garden Tour June 14 Citywide (580) 228-2939

W A M K A Mai Fest May 30-31 Caf6 Bohnhof (580) 8260063

WEATHEWORD SATS Expo May 23 Thomas P Stafford Airport (580) 772-7744

WEATHERFORD Heartland Cruise Car Show June 13-1 4 McPhetridge Centennial Park amp Rader Pork (580) 772-7744

WEWOKA Cedar Street Blues ampJazz Festival June 28 Downtown (405) 257-5485

WlLBURTON National Trails Day June 7-8Rob-bers Cave State Park (580) 4655 154

WYNNEWOOD Bluegrass Jam May 1 1-1 7 Ar- buckle Mountain Park (405) 6655226

Dates and times are subject fo change please confirm before attending any event The Events Guide is a free service published on a spaceclvailable basis To be considered please mail a notice of the event that includes date place address and both a contact telephone number and a phone number that can be published Notices must arrive at Oklahoma Today three calendar months prior to publi- cation (ie SeptemberOctober 2003 events must arrive by June I) Events Guide Oklahoma Today 15 North Rob inson Suite 100 Oklahoma City OK 7 3 102Fax (405) 522-4588 Email eventsguideoklahomatodaycomWe cannot take listings over the telephone

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regional and migratory birds return to Oklahoma in all of bird feeders filled with appropriate seed then enjoy the view their seasonal plumage Its no accident that so many wild Backyard bird watching is the best kind Garrison says You birds inhabit the backyards of homes in Oklahoma says Neil dont have to change out of your PJS and house slippers Garrison naturalist at Martin Park Nature Center in- Okla- Consult birdsofoklampomanet for information on backyard homa City Something like 34 million American households species and feeding specifics Tweet tweet

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mockingbird 9Carolinawren 10Blueiay 11Chickadee 12Browrrheadedcowbird 13 Europeanstarling 14 Purplemartin 15 Red-belliedwoodpecker

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• Contributors
• Editors Letter
• Feedback
• Marketplace Stately Souvenirs
• Calendar
• The Range Adopt-a-Bison Prairie Gypsies
• Painter of Spirits
• Yogahoma
• Portrait of the Sculptor
• Swelter Shelters
• Getaway Guide Okmulgee
• Events Guide
• The End The Yard Birds

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• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Editors Letter
• Feedback
• Marketplace Stately Souvenirs
• Calendar
• The Range Adopt-a-Bison Prairie Gypsies
• Painter of Spirits
• Yogahoma
• Portrait of the Sculptor
• Swelter Shelters
• Getaway Guide Okmulgee
• Events Guide
• The End The Yard Birds

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• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Editors Letter
• Feedback
• Marketplace Stately Souvenirs
• Calendar
• The Range Adopt-a-Bison Prairie Gypsies
• Painter of Spirits
• Yogahoma
• Portrait of the Sculptor
• Swelter Shelters
• Getaway Guide Okmulgee
• Events Guide
• The End The Yard Birds