It has been an eventful year since the Flyer launched last October. It started with documenting “The Today Show” broadcasting live from Guthrie Green. The whirlwind of events hasn’t slowed down since in the food, arts and culture world, from the closure of Starship Records and the re-opening of Wildflower Cafe to the debut of Sterlin Harjo and Ethan Hawke’s “The Lowdown” and the 20th year of Tulsa Tough.
Speaking of the Tulsa music scene, we’ve stayed busy covering it. We’ve profiled musicians like Natalie Cleveland, Donny Vinn, Ari Yvon and many more. Contributing photographer Emma Watts has done an excellent job sharing photos from Tulsa’s stages. Highlights include iconic spots like Mercury Lounge to non-traditional venues like Treehouse or the Tiny Porch Festival.
A fun part of the job has been helping University of Tulsa student Emma Dixon launch her journalism career with us as a contributor. She has written great articles on music industry veteran Ted Cohen finding a home in Tulsa, Tulsa’s list of all-ages music venues, TU’s recent launch of a record label and more.
While Dixon is just starting out, I’ve had the thrill of working with longtime local arts reporter James Watts, who continues to cover fine arts better than anyone in the state. His recent profile on the end of a legendary career for Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director Marcello Angelini is a must-read.
We’re building the future of our arts coverage with a new series highlighting the region’s third places — spaces where Tulsans are building community outside of home and work. Among the groups we’ve highlighted are an organization centered on connecting Tulsa women, a group of bird enthusiasts mapping building collisions, a new eastside combat gym and a cinema club spotlighting off-the-wall films. Help us share more places where Tulsans are finding their people by filling out our form below.
Finding third places in Tulsa
This story is part of the Tulsa Flyer’s series on third places around the Tulsa metro — spaces and groups where people are creating community outside of home and work. Help us write more stories on the third places that already exist and where they should be by filling out the form below.
We’re also looking forward to the year ahead as the Gilcrease Museum opens, the Tulsa-filmed “Road to Recovery” debuts and filmmakers like Loren Waters have projects in the works. Soon, we’ll debut an edition of our Snapshot collaboration focused on food systems and agriculture across the state. Alongside our own reporting, we’ll highlight stories from our partners at The Frontier, KOSU, Focus: Black Oklahoma and La Semana.
As our second year gets going, we’ll be out there covering it and letting you know where to eat, how to enjoy events and who to listen to. Thanks for reading!
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