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Things to do This Weekend in Tulsa - 09/11/09

Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

@ September 10, 2009 9:09 PM Permalink | Comments (0)

Tasha Ball from www.TashaDoesTulsa.com joins us each Friday morning for an update on fun and exciting things to do in Tulsa each weekend.

Picks:

Friday: Wood Window Workshop. A chance to put sweat on your brow with Bob Yapp, master carpenter of The House Doctor Fame. Brady Heights, 8am-12pm; 1-5pm
Sunday: Kings Champion Medieval Faire. I would say it's a bit early for Talk Like a Pirate Day, but there's no time like the present to go medieval. Chandler Park, 10-8 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday.

Community:

Chapters Literacy Fundraiser. One is six adults can't read or understand a newspaper article. Help out while hanging with local authors at the same time. Friday, 6:30pm, Hardesty Regional Library.
Rainforest Restoration Dinner. The only consumption that helps the rainforest rather than hinders it. Friday, 6:30, Tulsa Zoo.
Swing, Rattle and Roll. Swing music in the Tulsa tradition and cuddly babies - what could go wrong? Saturday, 6:30pm, Cains Ballroom.
Urban Indulgence. Only Urban Tulsa Weekly could throw a party this sweet. Saturday, 7-10pm, Hard Rock Casino & Resort in Catoosa.
Playdate Reloaded. Home of the No. 1 Hungry Hungry Hippos tourney in town. Saturday, 8pm-2am, FlyTrap Music Hall.
Third Annual Restaurant Week. Dine out at a discount while stocking the shelves of the Community Food Bank. Starts Sunday.

Music/Festivals:

Free, Live Music at LaFortune Park. Blues music is on tap for a drizzly evening in LaFortune Gardens. Friday, 7-9pm.
Bluegrass and Chili Festival. The reason for football season joins forces with the perfect music for chili eating. Now through Saturday, Claremore Expo Center.
India Fest. If you love Indian food as much as I do, you won't be able to stay away. Saturday, 11-5, Expo Square.
A Taste of Tulsa: Celebrating Family and Culture. Family, music, dance and, oh yes, lots and lots of yummy food. Sunday, 1-5pm, Green Country Event Center.

Home:

Tulsa House Beautiful Show. Remodeling? Renovating? Or, if you're like me, accidentally demolishing? Head to Expo Square Friday-Sunday.
Green Homes Tour. Who said green was cheap? Not the folks who built the first LEED Gold Certified single family home in the Tulsa area. Tour it Saturday-Sunday, 1-6pm, 1536 E. 35th Place.
Tulsa Preservation Commission Open House. Applaud the winners of the 2009 TPC Preservation Award winners. Saturday, 2-4pm, The Parish Church of St. Jerome

Other Stuff:

Gallery Showing: Jason Yang. Pop art and Stars Go Dim: What a wonderful combination. Friday, 8-11pm, Ida Red Boutique.
Art Blast at Gilcrease Museum. No explosives necessary. Saturday, 10-3, Gilcrease Museum.
Fall Hot Loops. The ultimate girls' party. Saturday, 7pm, Loops in Utica Square.

Sports:

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Football. It's almost game day, so hang up your collegiate wind sock and plant yourself at a local pub for a good view of the game.
TashaDoesTulsa|Run Training: Take Two. We're running a little more than we're walking at this point, and we're still prepared to run in the rain. Saturday, 10am, Pedestrian Bridge at RiverParks.
Turkey & TATURS Trail Race. Run alongside the Arkansas River in the urban wilderness that is Turkey Mountain. Then, there's the funny name.
R.K. Gun & Knife Show. If you love guns and knives, you'll love this - all 500 tables of it. Saturday-Sunday, SpiritBank Event Center.
American Miniature National Show. Love miniature stuff (and, no, I don't mean midgets)? Try these horses on for size. Now-Sept. 19, Expo Square.

Movies:

9. A cuddly flick about the end of the world as we know it.
Sorority Row. Another film about sorority sisters with homicidal tendencies.
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Delinquents are delivered into the hands of their family. Ahh.
Whiteout. Kate Beckinsale hangs up her fangs and picks up a gun as she investigates Antarctica's first homicide case.
Soul Power. The most famous R&B acts in the world put on a 12-hour concert to promote the "Rumble in the Jumble," the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

For more information about any of these events and many, many more, visit with Tasha at www.TashaDoesTulsa.com.