August 2018 (Vol. 32, No. 8) by Preview 918

MEAT YOUR MATCH WHERE TO DINE

WHETHER YOU WERE WEANED ON KANSAS CITY PULLED PORK OR LONE STAR BRISKET, WE FOUND 27 JOINTS THAT COULD EASILY WEAR THE ‘CUE CROWN

W H AT TO D O

WHERE TO FIND IT

WHEN IT’S HAPPENING

AUGUST 2018

MARCHING ON FOR SOME HIGH SCHOOL BAND MEMBERS SUMMER OFFERS FEW BREAKS

SMOOTHIE MOVES

CREATING NUTRIENT-DENSE SMOOTHIES IS EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK

BET ON A GOOD TIME

OSAGE CASINO’S NEWEST RESORT BRINGS GAMING TO DOWNTOWN T-TOWN

THE PAST AND PRESENT IS THRIVING WITH SHOPPING, ARTS, CULTURE, ART DECO, EATS AND DRINKS IN TULSA’S COSMOPOLITAN CORE OF DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS

FUJI JANDEBEURS SPORTS PARK THE STEEL HORSE SISSEROU’S EAST + WEST

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M FROM THE MAYOR As mayor of Tulsa, it is my honor to welcome you to our great city. Whether you’re visiting, or have deep roots here, I invite you to take time to explore our beautiful city and discover all the things that set us apart from other cities.

Tough bike racing, the Tulsa Run, the Route 66 Marathon and the NCAA basketball finals. The Tulsa area offers more than 80 miles of pedestrian and bicycle trails for a great way to see Tulsa.

I highly recommend Preview 918 as your go-to guide to navigate our incredible city. For more than 30 years, Preview has covered the 918, offering Tulsans and visitors alike the inside scoop to area restaurants and cafés, lodging, local attractions and events, world-class entertainment venues, tourist destinations and unique shopping venues that are bound to please and delight. Our city is home to the world’s greatest collection of western art at the Gilcrease Museum as well as Italian Renaissance displays at the Philbrook Museum. It’s a treasure trove for lovers of architecture from mid-century modern housing to the downtown Art Deco District and our iconic BOK Center, designed by the internationally acclaimed architect César Pelli.

Tulsa is also a city on the move. In the next few years, we will open the greatest city park in America at Tulsa’s River Parks, become the home to an Olympic sport, and build a lake in the center of the city to create new recreational opportunities for our entire region. I’m pleased so many of you have made your home in Tulsa. If you’re visiting our city, please enjoy your stay here. I also want to invite you to come back often to experience opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. In the meantime, you can find out more about Tulsa by visiting cityoftulsa.‌org.

Sports spectators can look to the University of Tulsa or Oral Roberts University athletic programs, Tulsa Oiler hockey games, and Tulsa Roughnecks soccer. Or, time a visit to coincide with special events, such as Tulsa

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TABLE OF CONTENTS AUGUST 2018

C ON THE COVER

F FEATURES 20 BANDING TOGETHER

While many students spend their summers by the pool, sleeping in and vacationing, for some it feels like they never left school. High school marching bands use a big chunk of the summer preparing for fall games, competitions and other time demands.

76 ‘CUED UP

From the whole-hog tradition of North Carolina to the trendy Texas brisket, many Green Country joints have their signature sauce or custom cut that puts them in the ‘cue crown discussion.

24 DISTRICT CHAMPS

Plan a day trip or a full weekend spent visiting local arts, entertainment, dining and nightlife options with the help of this guide to Tulsa’s downtown districts.

38 BET ON A GOOD TIME

Located just north of downtown Tulsa, Osage Casino’s newest resort offers plenty of decorative nods to “Prairie Chic” heritage, an expanded gaming floor, 141-room hotel and a see-it-to-believeit pool.

24 Are you a fan of day-tripping? Love the idea of staycations where you make the most of where you live? Ready to get out of your everyday routine and explore all that Tulsa has to offer, far beyond your usual neighborhood haunts? We applaud you! These days, Tulsa has some awesome, amazing places to discover — and yes, that includes the many downtown districts with their own unique flavor and offerings.

42 SHOWING HER CHARACTER

82 EASTERN EXPLORATION

With more than three decades of experience, Chef Nobu has created a cool and comfortable haven at Fuji Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar for enjoying some of the best in Japanese culture and cuisine.

86 EXOTIC BLEND

Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of the cultures that make up the islands, and the bright, varied flavors of Sisserou’s menu reflect that with a wellrounded Dominica regional experience through fine dining and atmosphere.

While it would have been easy for Courtney Paige Allen to succumb to the effects of autism and EDS (that attacks joints and connective tissues), she is making magic for kids while keeping her focus on the most magical place on earth.

46 A CENTIMETER A DAY

Having survived a horrific car crash that claimed four lives including two of her siblings, Izzy Kitterman is using her competitive nature to push herself through agonizing rehab as she takes measured steps to recovery.

90 SMOKIN’ GOOD TIME

With unforgettable piles of ribs, smoked wings, brisket and sides that are far from afterthoughts, any questions about Green Country barbecue greatness can be unequivocally answered by Albert G’s Chuck Gawey.

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D DEPARTMENTS 8 $91.80 in 48 Challenge 10 Music + Concerts +

49 Downtown Locator

68 Eats + Treats

50 Tulsa Locator

72 Food for Thought

52 Taken With Tulsa

74 Restaurant + Bar Finder

54 Sports Central

90 Masters of Flavor

14 Street Talk

57 Sports Schedule

92 Get to Know

16 Conversation Starter

62 Style + Shopping

94 Shelf Life

18 Sound Check

64 Weigh-In

96 Showtime

Comedy 12 Happenings

COVER CREDIT Models: Sara Sterling and Aaron Sapp

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918 $91.80 IN 48 CHALLENGE

STOP #3

STOP #1 STOP #2

SO, PROVIDING AN ENVELOPE OF CASH AND TELLING PEOPLE TO SPEND IT IN 48 HOURS ISN’T EXACTLY A CHALLENGE, BUT IT MAKES THIS ASSIGNMENT SOUND A LOT MORE INTERESTING. The mission posed to Lisa and Bob Reser was to spend $91.80 (we used the local area code for the amount) in two days. And if they could find fun and free activities … bonus.

The only catch was that they had to spend it at places, events or shops profiled in the July 2018 issue of Preview 918.

COST: $30.02

We went to Albert G’s on Harvard Avenue and got a parking space up front. I ordered the smoked Idaho potato with chopped brisket, and Bob ordered the chopped brisket dinner with beans and potato salad. We had a water and Fat Tire beer to drink. We had visited this location once before and wondered why we didn’t come here more often. My potato was enormous and I ate about half of it and took the rest home. Bob’s meal was also large but he ate most of it. He wants Albert G’s to know he loves the beans. We will be back.

We’ve been to Ida Red many times, and I like to buy gifts from there for the reddit Christmas gift exchange. Last year, I got a guy from Minnesota who was in a metal band, and I bought him a Cain’s Ballroom T-shirt. We love all the things they have representing Tulsa, because we love this town. We bought a bottle of salsa (should’ve got mild) and Bob picked a book. COST: $21.14

COST: $30.36

THINK YOU CAN BLOW OUR CASH IN INTERESTING WAYS? 8 AUGUST 2018

We had never been to Caz’s Chowhouse, even though we have meant to for about four years. We got a half order of cheese fries with jalapenos that I knew would be too much food, but they were too good to not eat. We both ordered the chicken-fried steak. I ordered mine with macaroni and cheese, and Bob ordered his with green beans. The portions were enormous, as I suspected. All the food was very good and we ate more than we planned to. We immediately went home and napped.

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H HAPPENINGS AUGUST LIVE MUSIC VENUES 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE BAR | RIVER SPIRIT CASINO RESORT

8330 Riverside Parkway | Tulsa

BLACKBIRD ON PEARL

1336 E. 6th St. | Tulsa

BOK CENTER

200 S. Denver Ave. | Tulsa

BRADY THEATER

105 W. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa

CABIN CREEK | HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA

MUSIC+CONCERTS+COMEDY 1 IMAGINE DRAGONS

9 UMPHREY’S MCGEE

BOK Center | Tulsa

CAIN’S BALLROOM

CROW CREEK TAVERN

BIKINI BEACH SINGLES EVENT WITH TULSA KARAOKE DJ NIGHTS

230 E. 1st St. | Tulsa

INNER CIRCLE VODKA BAR

DIRTBOX WAILERS

DYLAN SCOTT

410 N. Main St. | Tulsa

PARADISE COVE | RIVER SPIRIT CASINO RESORT

8330 Riverside Pkwy. | Tulsa

PEORIA SHOWPLACE | BUFFALO RUN CASINO & RESORT

1000 Buffalo Run Blvd. | Miami

RIFFS | HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA 777 W. Cherokee St. | Catoosa

The Joint: Tulsa | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa | Catoosa

23 CHASE RICE

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

AND THE 11 BRANJAE FILTHY ANIMALS Soul City | Tulsa

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

B.B. KING’S BLUES BAND FEATURING TITO JACKSON

25 5TH ELEMENT

Safari Joe’s H2O | Shark Beach Bar | Tulsa

ANDREW DICE CLAY

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

Brady Theater | Tulsa

KEN JEONG

MERCURY LOUNGE

5 S. Boston Ave. | Tulsa

Soul City | Tulsa

MARTINA MCBRIDE

Soul City | Tulsa

8330 Riverside Pkwy. | Tulsa

OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME

IDL Ballroom | Tulsa

PAUL BENJAMAN BAND

GREEN CORN REBELLION

JIMMY BUFFETT’S MARGARITAVILLE | RIVER SPIRIT CASINO RESORT 1747 S. Boston Ave. | Tulsa

18 FASTER PUSSYCAT

The Joint: Tulsa | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa | Catoosa

111 E. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa

IDL BALLROOM

Soul City | Tulsa

BLONDIE

3534 S. Peoria Ave. | Tulsa

GUTHRIE GREEN

MARK GIBSON BAND

Safari Joe’s H2O | Shark Beach Bar | Tulsa

423 N. Main St. | Tulsa

20900 S. 4200 Road | Claremore

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

CHRIS HYDE

777 W. Cherokee St. | Catoosa

DOG IRON SALOON | CHEROKEE CASINO

17 RANDY ROGERS BAND

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

5 PANIC! AT THE DISCO

Paradise Cove | River Spirit Casino Resort | Tulsa

DARCI LYNNE AND FRIENDS LIVE

BOK Center | Tulsa

Brady Theater | Tulsa

CANDLEBOX

Paradise Cove | River Spirit Casino Resort | Tulsa

NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE

Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! Brady Theater | Tulsa

THE SHRINE

1621 E. 11th St. | Tulsa

Safari Joe’s H2O | Shark Beach Bar | Tulsa

Paradise Cove | River Spirit Casino Resort | Tulsa

SOUL CITY

THOMAS MARTINEZ

‘80S NIGHT WITH TULSA KARAOKE DJ NIGHTS VINCE GILL

112 E. 18th St. | Tulsa

TIGERS AND 30 LIONS, BEER EVENT WITH

SOUNDPONY

WHALE 31- BLUE COMEDY FESTIVAL SEPT. 1 Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa

409 N. Main St. | Tulsa

THE COLONY

2809 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa

THE FUR SHOP

520 E. 3rd St. | Tulsa

SOUL CITY GASTROPUB RESIDENT SHOWS AND EVENTS

THE HUNT CLUB

224 N. Main St. | Tulsa

THE JOINT | HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA

777 W. Cherokee St. | Catoosa

THE VANGUARD

1621 E. 11th St. | Tulsa MONDAY: CLOSED // TUESDAY-FRIDAY: 4 P.M.-MIDNIGHT // SATURDAY: 1 P.M.-MIDNIGHT // SUNDAY: 1 P.M.- 10 P.M.

TUESDAYS:

WEDNESDAYS:

THURSDAYS:

LIVE EVENT TRIVIA NIGHT

RANDY BRUMLEY

ROBERT HOEFLING

FRIDAYS: SUSAN HERNDON

DON AND STEVE WHITE

THE BEGONIAS

SCOTT MUSICK AND FRIENDS

222 N. Main St. | Tulsa

WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER

102 E. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa

WOODY’S CORNER BAR

325 E. 2nd St. | Tulsa

YETI

417 N. Main St. | Tulsa

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(7 P.M.)

(5 P.M.)

(8 P.M.)

(5 P.M.)

(8 P.M.)

(5:30 P.M.)

(BI-WEEKLY AT 8 P.M.)

SUNDAYS: DUSTIN PITTSLEY TRIO GOSPEL BRUNCH (2 P.M.) BRUNER AND EICHER (6:30 P.M.)

THURSDAY

08.09

BLONDIE

8PM

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

08.10

09.01 RINGO STARR 8PM

LIGHTING IT UP SCAN TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Schedule subject to change.

MARTINA MCBRIDE

8PM

AI ALSO IN AUGUST

AUG. 1-3

OSAGE HILLS SCIENCE CAMP Osage Hills State Park | Pawhuska

AUG. 3-5, 10-12

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Tulsa Performing Arts Center | Tulsa

AUG. 10-11

INVITATIONAL RODEO AND FESTIVAL Creek Nation Omniplex Arena | Okmulgee

AUG. 4 AUG. 1-4

CRAIG COUNTY FREE FAIR Craig County

50 YEARS OF BOLLYWOOD Tulsa Performing

AUG. 10-12

Arts Center | Tulsa

POWWOW OF CHAMPIONS Mabee Center | Tulsa

AUG. 4-5

AUG. 10-19

Fairgrounds | Vinita

AUG. 1-5

WORLD WIDE PAINT HORSE CONGRESS Expo Square | Tulsa

BEACH STREET BOK Center | Tulsa AUG. 5

OK HELLWAY Expo Square | Tulsa

NATIONAL SNAFFLE BIT ASSOCIATION WORLD SHOW Expo Square | Tulsa

AUG. 17-18

WESTERN HERITAGE DAYS RODEO Bristow Sports Complex | Bristow

AUG. 18-19

THE GRAND NATIONAL GUN SHOW Expo Square | Tulsa AUG. 18-25

OTTAWA COUNTY FREE FAIR Miami Fairgrounds | Miami

AUG. 10-12, 17-19, 24-26

NEWSIES Tulsa Performing

AUG. 2-4

SALLISAW LION’S CLUB IPRA RODEO Sallisaw Rodeo

Arts Center | Tulsa

AUG. 11-12

Grounds | Sallisaw

PBR BOK Center | Tulsa

AUG. 3

AUG. 12

XFN 350 Paradise Cove | River Spirit Casino Resort | Tulsa

FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL Tulsa Arts District | Tulsa

AUG. 7

PURPLE HEART DAY

AUG. 16-18 AUG. 9-11

AUG. 3-4

BEAD MARKET Expo Square | Tulsa 12 AUGUST 2018

NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AUTOCROSS Expo Square | Tulsa

PAWNEE BILL MEMORIAL RODEO Lakeside Arena | Pawnee

OKLAHOMA STATE FIDDLER’S FALL CONVENTION Sequoyah State Park | Hulbert

AUG. 19-25

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS Expo Square | Tulsa AUG. 22

WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL RODEO PARADE North Park | Vinita AUG. 22-25

WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL RODEO American Legion Rodeo Grounds | Vinita

ALSO IN AUGUST AI

AUG. 25

TULSA MAKER FAIRE Expo Square | Tulsa

AUG. 27-SEPT. 2

TULSA REINING CLASSIC Expo Square | Tulsa

INDIA FEST Expo Square | Tulsa RIVER RUMBA AND REGATTA Three Forks Harbor | Muskogee

CONQUER THE GAUNTLET POSTOAK Lodge and Retreat | Tulsa

WILD BREW Cox Business Center | Tulsa

AUG. 31

CHEROKEE HOMECOMING FAIR Cherokee Heritage Center | Tahlequah

AUG. 31-SEPT. 2

JANA JAE FIDDLE CAMP AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Grove Civic Center and

Oklahoma’s best little Motor Sports Park for racing & family fun, all year round!

Snider’s Camp | Grove

POSTOAK WINE AND JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTOAK Lodge and Retreat | Tulsa

AUG. 26

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY AUG. 26

TARANTULA ON FILM Woody Guthrie Center | Tulsa

CHEROKEE NATIONAL HOLIDAY Various locations | Tahlequah

AUG. 31-SEPT. 3

VINTAGE TULSA SHOW Expo Square | Tulsa

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Join us Labor Day weekend for 3rd Annual ‘A Day in the Dirt’, benefiting Team Autism

Free Clinics * Food * Buddy Races * Strider Races Sack Races * Prizes * Inflatable Jump House and more!!

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STREET TALK ST

As an introvert, I tend to be more comfortable in a crowd listening, although it’s more even when chatting with one or two people, especially if they are old friends or have one or more strong affinities in common.

KRISTI

I enjoy both.

SUE

Talking. Why am I such a chatty Cathy?

I talk a lot, but I’m working on my listening skills.

AMY

C RY S TA L

I’m a talker for certain. I love working ideas out with people. Talking through something is my favorite way of testing an idea, thinking through different viewpoints and circling back with something new.

I’m a better listener. It kind of goes with the territory here at Indigo. As a great listener I can tune into my clients’ needs.

ANDREA

TREY Talking, but I’m trying to listen more. I need to work on this.

SHANNON

I want to be a listener and I can be really good at it at times, but I’m still more prone to talk. But I aspire to be a listener. I figure I already know what I know, so if I’m talking, that means I’m not learning.

TYSON

I prefer listening as long as it’s not a onesided conversation.

JESSICA

Probably more listening. It depends on who I’m with. I’m a big talker when I’m around family, but with friends I think it’s important to listen.

MADDI

Talking, sometimes too much. Listening, not enough.

Talking.

L O U -A N N

BUTCH

Talking. I drink a lot of coffee and think people want to hear what I have to say. My wife has a lot of patience, being married to me.

Talking. I am also conscious of that and working on improvement.

I’m a better listener. It’s easier to listen than to speak. Everyone loves talking.

RIK

TYLER

I listen all the time and hardly ever talk, especially about myself.

Listening. Everyone wants to talk, but listeners are better at building relationships.

SHAAN

ASHLEY

JOANN Listening. Especially when I am selling. The art of selling is by listening to your customer and then responding to their needs.

JASON

Want to join the discussion?

I like to hear people’s life stories and get to know them better.

ADDISON

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A CLASSIC SCENE STEALER (REMEMBER MR. CHOW JUMPING NAKED OUT OF THE TRUNK IN THE HANGOVER?), DOCTORTURNED-ACTOR KEN JEONG STILL HAS THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION FOR THE MONOTONY OF LIFE … LAUGHING. BY DONNA LEAHEY

Ken Jeong is a busy guy. But then, he’s always been busy. Whether he’s graduating high school early, doing theater while in pre-med, finding time to do stand-up while in medical school, practicing medicine while pursuing a film and television career, or heading out on the road to do stand-up, he doesn’t seem to stand still for very long. The physician turned comedic actor is best known for playing the gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover movies and Senor Chang on the NBC comedy Community. He’s got a Netflix special coming out this fall and a cross-country comedy tour in progress. Jeong stopped moving just long enough to talk with Preview 918 about his education, career, and family in advance of his first visit to Tulsa to perform at Paradise Cove in River Spirit Casino and Resort.

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KENJEON

CS CONVERSATION STARTER

I was able to go to med school and fortunate enough to get my medical degree. But I was always doing stand-up comedy on the side, as a hobby, almost to scratch that performing itch that had developed in college. I moved out to Los Angeles and was lucky enough to get an audition for the movie Knocked Up with Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl, and I booked the part of the doctor in that movie. After I filmed that, I realized it was my go-pro moment — time for me to do this full time. It was scary, but it was also a long time coming.

Q. ARE YOU STILL

MAINTAINING YOUR MEDICAL LICENSE?

A. I still have my license to

practice in California. I don’t practice, though. It’s really more of a reminder of where my roots are. My wife’s a doctor; she practices part time to keep her skills up. It’s a reminder for me that medicine is a hard-won skill, and it’s an honor to get an M.D. and be a doctor, whether one continues to practice or not. Once you attain that status, it’s such a feeling of accomplishment; it’s an important thing.

Q. HOW DID YOU FIND THE TIME FOR

while I was in med school. It was every two or three months; I’d go do some comedy in a local club there in North Carolina. I looked at it as more of my release, like golf. When I started doing residency, I started doing comedy more, even though I was working more hours. Looking back, I don’t know how I found the energy to go up on a stage in New Orleans — I did my residency in New Orleans — so I was known to do coffee houses once a week or so as an outlet. I wasn’t angling to go on The Tonight Show or anything, just a work-hard-play-hard mentality.

Q. IS IT TRUE YOU GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT 16?

A. Yeah, I skipped

second grade. I told my dad, “Everything’s too easy. I’m bored at school.” And my dad was like, “Well, we’re not going to have that!” So, I took a test and I passed it to go into third grade. Looking back, I don’t wish that on my children. I have 11-yearold twin girls. I don’t necessarily think that’s the right thing to do. It turned out fine with me. In many ways, it allowed me to have enough years to have this dual life. Like, I had this life as a doctor and I was still young enough to transition into acting. So, it turned out great for me.

Q. DO YOU THINK

BEING YOUNGER THAN YOUR CLASSMATES CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR HUMOR?

A. That’s a great question! I

don’t think anyone’s ever asked me that. You know, indirectly, I think so. When I went into third grade, I just remember being smaller than everybody else

Even the nerds would bully me. They were like, “You think you know math? You don’t know math like we know math!” I was like, “You’re probably right…” So, I think looking back, I probably was feeling a little bit isolated and lonely and I kind of turned to comedy for comfort maybe.

Q. WHO WERE

SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO INSPIRED YOUR COMEDY?

A. As a kid, I loved watching

SNL [Saturday Night Live], [David] Letterman, Eddie Murphy. And I think that probably informed me, indirectly. As I got older, I learned more about Richard Pryor and I love him. Now, I love Dave Chappelle and Ali Wong. I think they’re two of the top working today. My opening act, who I believe will be at the River Spirit Casino, Kevin Shea, is one of my favorite comedians working. He’s quite amazing, and we’re old friends. It’s great to see him flourish. Dave Attell is probably my alltime favorite. I grew up on him, and I still watch and listen to him. I love his comedy.

Q. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE COUNTRY?

A. Growing up in North

Carolina, that will always be the first home to me. My family still lives there; my parents, my sister, her husband, they live in North Carolina. There’s that James Taylor song, “Carolina in My Mind.” I love going back. I went back for a Duke-North Carolina game back in March, so I go there regularly.

But I love living in LA, I really do. This is where I was able to pursue my dream of acting and entertaining. Just to make a living out of that, full time, is a privilege, really.

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funniest role I’ve played, and it deservedly belongs in my greatest role moments. It’s the role that gave me a career. Because of that, I was able to move on to create and write in my own show, Dr. Ken, for two years on ABC. I think the overall experience creatively of Dr. Ken was really by far the most fulfilling — to create that universe of characters and also act on it. I also loved playing Ben Chang on Community. That was one of the highlights of my career. I also loved playing King Argotron in Role Models. It’s an underrated movie with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott. Also, my first role of Dr. Kuni in Knocked Up is still probably some of the best acting I’ve ever done.

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I had all my life trained to do, really. But what a lot of people don’t know is that while I was in college — I’m from Greensboro, N.C. originally and went to school at Duke University — I was doing a lot of drama, acting and theater, and musical theater. So, I had aspirations to be an actor even way before I became a doctor.

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reputation as they’re touring nationally and internationally,” he explains. “It’s cool, but frustrating at the same time.

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Band Aid There are a lot of great places in Tulsa to hear good music and have drinks, but The Vanguard is a destination room because it puts music first for both up-and-comers and those with larger followings, regardless of genre. BY G.K. HIZER // PHOTOS BY MARC RAINS

When most people think of music in the Tulsa Arts District, they either gravitate to the Brady Theater or look to the north end of Main Street to Cain’s Ballroom, surrounded by the local music emanating from clubs like Yeti, Soundpony, and Inner Circle. To do that is to overlook an essential piece of Tulsa’s burgeoning music scene, however. Tucked away just a couple of blocks south, at 222 N. Main, right next to The Hunt Club, is arguably one of the key stepping stones on the path to playing Cain’s Ballroom — The Vanguard. The Vanguard isn’t hiding. With a canvas awning announcing its entrance and the signature “V” painted on the entry doors, the venue’s presence is bold enough to catch the eye of those looking for a great show, yet subtle enough to miss.

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Inside, it’s built like a classic rock club with dark walls and sparse decorations, an open floor, clean stage and state-of-the-art sound system, and a full bar. To try and pin The Vanguard as merely a rock club is a mistake, however. Sure, since opening The Vanguard has hosted rock acts as diverse as The Joy Formidable, Vintage Trouble, Forever the Sickest Kids, and UFO. It’s also welcomed in a variety of country, hip-hop and folk artists, as well as some of the best singer-songwriters in the country — not to mention making a home for Tulsa’s up-and-coming local artists. In order to truly bring what’s going on at The Vanguard into focus, you need to sit down with owner Simon Aleman. Above all else, he’s a music fan and a huge proponent of Tulsa’s local music scene. “There’s so much more going on in Tulsa than what’s encapsulated by what’s currently known as the New Tulsa Sound,” Aleman shares. “I love those guys and everything they’re doing, but there’s so much more going on in Tulsa’s indie and alt-rock scene and there’s a bunch of really good heavy stuff and metal going on here as well.” “Just look at guys like Michael Skaggs, Outline in Color, Brandon Autry, and Nick Gibson to name just a few. If you ask a thousand guys, most people don’t even know about them, but they’re collectively adding to Tulsa’s

“The whole mission from the beginning was to pair touring bands with local talent. If you’re playing our room, you’re probably not big enough to play Cain’s Ballroom yet. It not only helps the touring artist draw more people to the shows, but it’s also great exposure for the local bands and gets them in front of an audience that might not otherwise seek out local music.” For that reason, The Vanguard continually works to plug local bands into touring shows. At the same time, Aleman says that local showcases have become the “bread and butter” shows that keep The Vanguard on track. “The room is the right size so that it can hold 200 or 500 and it still feels cool and has a good atmosphere for the show,” Aleman says. “If we book four or five local bands, each can have 40-50 people come see them, and it ends up being a really good crowd. Some of the bigger bands are drawing 150-200, so it fills up pretty quickly.” Even better, for smaller shows that don’t draw as many people, Aleman and his production and venue manager, Duston Anderson, came up with a “floor show” format. “A lot of times we’ve had bands play that didn’t draw many people and they were on the stage with a huge gap between them and the audience,” Aleman explains. “What we’ve done for these shows is hang a curtain that runs just in front of the stage and put the band on the floor. They’re still using the full PA, so it sounds great, but it’s far more intimate and personal for both the band and the fans.” The process of The Vanguard finding its sweet spot hasn’t come easily, but Aleman seems to have found a comfortable balance of touring acts and local shows at this point. “It’s hard to tell what’s going to do well,” Aleman says. “I’ve booked

some shows that I was certain would do well and they didn’t and then there are others that I thought ‘Eh… I’ll give it a shot,’ not expecting much, and they did really well. It’s hard to gauge.” Being a smaller venue, The Vanguard focuses mainly on advertising via social media and counts on word-of-mouth to build awareness for many of the shows. When music fans get plugged in and share their new favorites, though, The Vanguard becomes one of the prime venues to keep an eye on. What really sets The Vanguard apart from other clubs is the sound system, of which The Vanguard boasts one of the best in town for a small venue. “That was my one main requirement when I got into this,” Aleman says. “The sound had to be top notch, and that’s become our calling card. We’ve had people tell us repeatedly that The Vanguard is one of the best sounding rooms in Tulsa. That lets us be everything from a jazz club to a listening room to a rock venue. “One of my pet peeves is when you can’t hear or understand the words when someone is singing. A great song isn’t just music — that’s a great riff or melody. A great song is built around the words and tells a story. I want to make sure everyone can hear and understand when someone is playing.” Perhaps more importantly, The Vanguard has built its reputation for being more than just a club with music: it’s a music venue first and foremost. “Just about every other room smaller than ours is a bar and a certain amount of people will be there whether there’s a band or not,’ Aleman says. “When a band plays there, it’s part of the entertainment. When you’re playing The Vanguard, you are the entertainment. I think it’s part of the progression of an artist’s development. At a bar, people go there to be social; at The Vanguard, people come to see you play.”

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If your image of how high school students spend the summer involves kids sitting by the pool, sleeping in and vacationing, then one thing is clear: you’ve never talked to a kid who’s in the band. High school marching bands and their cousins — the concert band, drum line, and color guard — demand a lot of time, energy, and discipline from those who participate in them. The Pride of Owasso marching band is among the top band programs in Oklahoma, maybe the nation. They’ve earned 108 OSSAA State Sweepstakes Awards since 1980 and received First Divisions in the OSSAA marching competition for the past 41 consecutive years. They’ve performed

in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the whole program has five contestlevel bands. In other words, there are a lot of band kids in Owasso. And they’re working hard to rock their performances all year long. According to Chris Harris, the director of the Pride of Owasso, he, his staff and his band students spend hours every day training. And it’s not just musical rehearsals. They also study dance and rhythm movements, practice yoga and calisthenics, and run to stay in shape. There’s a lot of sweat, tears, and determination that goes into their training. And that training doesn’t stop during the summer hours.

So, what motivates the students who participate in such a demanding, physical, time-consuming activity? Passion — and that passion starts at an early age.

and now plays oboe and saxophone. Danielle Henry, a flautist, was inspired to pick up the flute through knowing a neighbor who played the instrument.

Harris’ daughter, Claire, who is a percussionist, became interested in band as a result of her father’s involvement. “I decided to try it in sixth grade, and I’ve done it ever since,” she says.

The most common challenge these students face is time management, Finding time for both school and band is tough, says Emily. But she doesn’t want to give up playing. “Everyone I know is in band. All my friends are,” she says. “There are hard parts, learning how to balance it all, but it’s worth it.”

Zach Harris, who is not related to Chris or Claire, is also a percussionist and became involved through his parents, who were in band in their high school years. Emily Smithson was inspired to learn music after a demonstration at her school; she started on clarinet

“It’s taught me how important being on time is,” says Danielle. “I’m always 10 minutes early to everything, even if it’s not band.”

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“It’s good training,” says Chris. The work is especially hard during marching band’s busiest season, the fall — which is when football games are played and competitions take place. “I feel like during the season, you are just super exhausted,” says Claire. “There are times you don’t want to be there. But when it ends, you don’t know what to do with yourself. Like you’re sitting at home, doing nothing.” Of course, band kids are never “doing nothing.” Their schedule simply becomes more or less busy, depending on the season. Though summer isn’t as intensely busy

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as football and competition season, band practices still take place. “Most groups start at the end of July or beginning of August with their full band,” says Chris of the rigorous training schedule. For color guard and percussionists, regular weekly sessions start even earlier in the summer. “There’s a lot of practice that goes into spinning flags and drum line,” he says.

Dancing and moving is very physically demanding. We approach the summer a lot like the athletic programs do. We started a thing called the Gauntlet, which is running stadium lines and steps. If you were to come up, you might think we were one of the athletic teams while we’re doing this thing, because the whole stadium is moving with kids up and down the steps and on the stadium floor.”

“It’s very demanding, so we spend a lot of time in the summer getting ready for the fall,” Chris says. “Just like athletics, core strength is a big part of what we do.

The marching band students study for multiple performances, including a pregame show that is a salute to the armed forces, and halftime shows that are new,

modern presentations that are also used for competitions. The competitions, too, are demanding, often involving travel to different cities on weekends. Competitions typically take place in professional football stadiums or other large arenas, giving the students a chance to perform in huge spaces. Once the marching band and competition season ends sometime in November, the band kids continue with other musical activities. “We divide into five concert bands,” says Chris. “We do concerts and things like that for the

rest of the year, all the while preparing for next fall.” And it’s not just the band kids who prepare all year for the fall season. Chris says he and his staff start planning in January for the following fall. The results of all the hard work is, in Owasso’s case, a lot of competitive success. “We have had the most all-staters in the state of Oklahoma for 37 years in a row. And that’s something we’re very proud of,” says Chris. Many of their band students also receive music scholarships. As seniors, Claire, Zach, Emily and Danielle are all

thinking through their next steps after graduation. They may continue to be in bands at the college level. But whatever happens, they expect all the hard work, discipline, and respect for time they learned in marching band will be lessons they can take into their future. To support the Owasso Pride, people can sign up for the Run to the Beat 5K at Owasso High School (Aug. 25), participate in the Pride of Owasso Golf Tournament (Sept. 8), attend football games (starting Aug. 24), or keep an eye out for concert performances year-round.

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Plan a day trip or a full weekend spent visiting local arts, entertainment, dining and nightlife options with the help of this guide to Tulsa’s downtown districts. BY MICHELE CHIAPPETTA Are you a fan of day-tripping? Love the idea of staycations where you make the most of where you live? Ready to get out of your everyday routine and explore all that Tulsa has to offer, far beyond your usual neighborhood haunts? We applaud you! These days, Tulsa has some awesome, amazing places to discover — and yes, that includes the many downtown districts with their own unique flavor and offerings.

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Believe it or not, Tulsa’s downtown area isn’t your mama’s downtown. Efforts to revitalize the area have gone a long way toward fostering entrepreneurial growth and making the most of Green Country’s rich art and music scene. The number of pop-up food trucks, outdoor entertainment, bars, restaurants, art galleries, museums and more make spending time downtown worth hours of exploration.

All the new offerings are blended with historic art deco locations and buildings that retain their original flavor and are on the National Register of Historic Places, giving visitors a look at Tulsa’s oil-rich past as well as its entrepreneurial future. To help you channel your inner explorer and forge into new territories without requiring you to cash in a ton of vacation time and fork over plane fare,

we’ve put together a list of downtown districts worthy of investigating and playing in. Plan a day trip or a full weekend visiting downtown’s many exciting, eclectic, fun local arts, entertainment, dining and nightlife options with the help of this guide to Tulsa’s unique districts.

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the energy that lights up this part of downtown. People of all ages and walks of life stroll from gallery to gallery, curious about what new art they will discover in each unique venue. Performers grace street corners and pop up in unexpected places, adding to the ambiance of the evening. Restaurants and coffee shops brim with laughter and conversations while bars and clubs swell with excitement and live entertainment.

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One of the best known districts in downtown Tulsa, the Tulsa Arts District is anchored by popular and historic entertainment spots. CAIN’S BALLROOM was built in 1924 and once served as a garage, as well as a dance academy before being refurbished into a venue for artists from the Sex Pistols in 1978 to Umphrey’s McGee and Chase Rice this month. The BRADY THEATER has an even longer history. Originally built in 1914, the Brady has hosted many concerts and theatrical productions over the decades. It’s rumored to be haunted by the ghost of operatic tenor Enrico Caruso, who performed there a year before his death. Catch a show there, and then grab a meal or a drink right around the corner at the many restaurants and bars in the area. Choices for food are wideranging in the Arts District — Tex-Mex at MEXICALI, comfort

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food at CAZ’S CHOWHOUSE, Caribbean-inspired meals at SISSEROU’S, brick oven pizza at SETTE, Medi-Eastern at LAFFA, premium steaks at PRHYME, and other options. The drinking holes are equally intriguing — CHIMERA offers both coffee and cocktails; the HUNT CLUB features live local music and a full bar; CAZ’S PUB is a laid-back neighborhood bar; and there are plenty of local brews at PRAIRIE BREW PUB.

Do you have fond memories of buying penny candy as a kid? Do you love a good, fresh milkshake? Do you wonder where to take visitors when they want a locally themed souvenir, or maybe need to find a cute, kitschy gift for a friend? Then you’ll want to visit one of Tulsa’s favorite places to get nostalgic, locally themed gifts and more — the IDA RED GENERAL STORE. If you’re looking for outdoor events or fun-to-do-on-theweekends happenings, the Tulsa Arts District holds its popular FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL. If you’ve ever attended First Friday Art Crawl, then you’ve experienced

concerts, movies on the lawn, fitness classes and more all summer long and even into the colder months. Across from the Green, you can enjoy perusing contemporary art at the PHILBROOK MUSEUM’S downtown location or get inspired to grab a guitar and fight fascists after visiting the WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER. More than just a museum and gathering place for Woody Guthrie’s archives, the Woody Guthrie Center is focused on both giving back to the community and helping others carry forward Woody’s legacy of social activism.

CATHEDRAL DISTRICT In its early stages of development, the Cathedral District has great potential. It’s anchored by its historic churches. In fact, the area provides a great walking tour of art deco architecture. The BOSTON AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, and PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA are all

outdoor deck space. Also housed in a historic building (a theme in downtown Tulsa), 624 KITCHEN & CATERING offers an elegant, artful event space for parties of 25 to 200 people, as well as a deliciously upscale Sunday brunch once a month.

within walking distance of each other and are an architecture lover’s delight with their historic facades. Students young and old can enjoy the offerings at the TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE METRO CAMPUS, as well as the adjacent MCKEON CENTER FOR CREATIVITY, which provides art

classes for both degree students and community members who simply want to add some artistic pursuits to their life. For food and drink, the places you need to add to your list are FOOLISH THINGS COFFEE and THE VAULT. At Foolish Things, customers get a wide, bright space in which to work and enjoy terrific craft coffee made-to-order. The Vault is housed in the building that was once Tulsa’s first drive-thru banking institution; enjoy the retro decor as you eat classic American dishes and sip craft cocktails on their happening

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PEARL DISTRICT Around Sixth Street, you’ll find a budding, upcoming spot that has been undergoing serious revitalization in recent years. The Pearl District combines new bars, restaurants, locally owned businesses, residential homes, and enough green space to encourage both livability and walkability — the trend of the future. At the heart of the Pearl District is CENTENNIAL PARK, an attractively designed, walkable area where visitors can exercise, picnic, or enjoy one of the many events held there, such as the Big Om at Home Yoga Festival and Pearl Fest, both happening in September. Mosey across the street for yoga anytime at BE LOVE YOGA, a drink at hip art

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bar LOT NO. 6, artisan coffee at CIRQUE, or fabulously downhome chili at IKE’S. If you’re a music lover, be sure to browse the selections at JOSEY RECORDS — 2,500 square feet of new and used vinyl, CDs, turntables, music accessories and cassette tapes. Then catch some live local music every night of the week (except Mondays) at SOUL CITY GASTROPUB AND MUSIC HOUSE. Fridays and Saturdays feature a rotation of acts, while weekdays feature regular acts that you can count on to bring the fun. Soul City has also become a sanctuary for music fans looking for someplace special to relax and enjoy music

in a space that is equally welcoming to the artists and the listeners. To those who aren’t in the know, Soul City is likely that weird little pink building with the mural on the western wall, next to longtime 11th Street staple, EL RANCHO GRANDE.

True, Soul City is different, but that’s where its charm lies. And if music is your thing, no visit to the Pearl District would be complete without checking out THE CHURCH STUDIO that’s been undergoing repairs over the last couple of months. The historic church was turned into a recording studio and home office to SHELTER RECORDS in the early 1970s. In the very

beginning — circa 1913-15 — it started as GRACE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH and was one of the earliest churches built in Tulsa. Leon Russell purchased the church in 1972 and The Church Studio was conceived. The mysterious-looking stone structure served as a creative workshop for songwriters, musicians, engineers and singers. Successful and award-winning talent such as Russell, Tom Petty, J.J. Cale, Georgie Fame, Michael Bolton, The Gap Band, Kansas, Mary McCreary, Freddie King, Jimmy Markham, Dwight Twilley, Phoebe Snow, Peter Tosh, Jamie Oldaker, Walt Richmond, David Teegarden, Wolfman Jack and many more recorded in the studio.

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DECO DISTRICT In the center of downtown Tulsa is the fabulous, historic Deco District. It’s where you can see well-known art deco buildings like the PHILTOWER and the PHILCADE, both built by the money of oilman Waite Phillips nearly 100 years ago. With features such as decorative facades, gold leaf fixtures, elaborate chandeliers and more, these and other art deco buildings downtown take you back to the glorious 1920s.

GREENWOOD HISTORICAL DISTRICT The site of a tragic historical event — the race riot of 1921 — the Greenwood Historical District is focused on remembering its past as the Black Wall Street as well as looking forward to future growth. The JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN RECONCILIATION PARK does more than offer a memorial to the race riot and its consequences; it also highlights the vital role that African-Americans have played in Oklahoma history. Docent-led tours are available for visitors, and locals can become

This area of downtown also hosts much of the area’s best entertainment. THE TULSA involved in the Center’s work through events such as the annual DNA of Reconciliation National Symposium (next one is May 2019) and the yearly Dinner of Reconciliation (scheduled this year for Nov. 15). Of course, Greenwood offers some great food and entertainment too, just as you’d expect from a growing downtown district where people live, work and play. At ONEOK FIELD, catch the Tulsa Drillers baseball team or the Tulsa Roughnecks soccer team. Check their schedules for giveaways and fireworks. And stop in at LIVING ARTS OF TULSA, which features art exhibits, fundraisers and events like the Day of the Dead Festival in November.

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features national tours of popular Broadway shows such as Phantom of the Opera and Wicked, as well as local theater productions, dance performances, concerts and more for both children and adults. And you can enjoy jazz concerts and memorabilia at the OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME, located in a historic train depot. The Deco District is growing and evolving, so it’s always interesting to visit and see what’s new. Artist William Franklin, who creates stunning murals and other works, also owns the creative shop

DECOPOLIS, which offers artistic

endeavors for children as well as a collection of Tulsa-themed gifts, books and artworks. Decopolis also offers painting parties and other classes. Eating in the area is a pleasure too. You can snag breakfast or lunch at the laid back NEW ATLAS GRILL in the ATLAS BUILDING — which is, yes, another historic spot. Grab fresh puffy tacos and catch some karaoke or lucha libre (wrestling) at ELOTE CAFE. Start and end your day with the smooth taste of coffee from locally owned TOPECA COFFEE. And cap a night off with drinks at the bar atop the beautiful MAYO HOTEL that was modeled after The Plaza in New York City.

As far as food and drink go, you can opt for classic pub fare at ELGIN PARK BREWERY or LEFTY’S ON GREENWOOD. Swing by for fabulously generous burgers and fries at FAT GUY’S BURGER BAR, which makes gooey cheeseburgers a thing of magic. And don’t neglect a visit to WANDA J’S NEXT GENERATION RESTAURANT — this spot is run by third-generation restaurateurs who serve up grandma’s recipes for fried chicken, pork chops, catfish, chicken-fried steak, chicken strips, burgers, fried corn on the cob, fried okra and loaded baked potatoes that will make you cry because they are so delicious.

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sourced eggs and an enormous cinnamon roll, even into the wee hours, at DILLY DINER.

Distinctive immediately for the small, historic, blue-topped building for which this district is named, the Blue Dome District is known for its down-toearth, artistic feel. Hip without overdoing it, the Blue Dome District appeals to many with its great food, neighborhood bars and youthful urban vibe. There’s plenty to do in this part of downtown. Visit the DUST BOWL LANES AND LOUNGE, a bowling alley aimed at adults with late night hours, retro atmosphere, burgers, beer, shakes made with Tillamook ice cream and more. Stop in at 1980s-themed MAX RETROPUB to play some old-fashioned arcade games while you nurse a drink. In terms of food and drink, this area is very reliable and practical. Opt for tasty burgers and fries along with a wide selection of beers at MCNELLIE’S PUB. Enjoy farm-to-table haute cuisine at the bright, modern Juniper. Catch a view of the Tulsa skyline from the rooftop seating at EL GUAPO. Get some barbecue at ALBERT G’S or RIBCRIB. Or grab some locally-

For locally themed gifts, visit BOOMTOWN TEES. Among their adult novelty tees, sweatshirts, hoodies, toddler tees and onesies — which are all screened inhouse — you’ll find images and slogans that represent Tulsa’s past and present. The other spot to hit is the TULSA ARTERY, where local and regional artists and authors display their wares, which range from casual and fun to serious investment pieces. And it’s on the same block as HURTS DONUT, which is a great place to ease your sugar craving while you shop.

Anchored by the historic (so much of Tulsa is historic) Circle Cinema, the Kendall Whittier District around Lewis and Admiral is undergoing revitalization these days. For Tulsans, that means there’s a lot to explore, and you can get in on visiting there now, before all the cool kids discover it. THE CIRCLE CINEMA should be your first stop — this movie theater has been around for nearly 100 years and is now home to great art films, reruns of old classics, and showings of new filmmakers at the Tulsa American Film Festival every October. As you walk the area, catch a view of the WHITTIER SQUARE CLOCK TOWER, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Then wander along the blocks surrounding it to check out the local businesses that are adding life and artistic inspiration to the area. At the corner across from Circle Cinema is ZIEGLER ART & FRAME, which features local art, handmade frames, art classes and more. Down the street from Ziegler is the second location of the TULSA ARTERY, which features up-and-coming artists among its eclectic offerings.

On second Thursdays during the summer, the Kendall Whittier holds an art crawl with vendors in booths at WHITTIER SQUARE and at the TULSA ARTERY. It’s a perfect night to try the $1 street tacos at CALAVERAS MEXICAN GRILL. Finish off the evening with a brew from HEIRLOOM RUSTIC ALES, or MARSHALL BREWING, which rides the edge of both the Kendall Whittier District and the Pearl District.

For food and drink, don’t overlook PANCHO ANAYA BAKERY. Opened here in 1998, this bakery has its roots in 1912 Mexico, where previous generations of the family baked and sold fresh bread and other treats. Try the fresh cookies and other delectable offerings here, along with a tasty Americano from FAIR FELLOW COFFEE across the street.

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The up-and-coming East Village District is seeing a lot of growth, with a new hotel being erected in the area, more parking being added, and new businesses and event spaces drawing people to the area. One of its highlights is THE BOXYARD, the shipping container shopping and service experience that rides the edge of the Blue Dome District and the East Village District. With its eclectic boutiques, science shop, jewelry makers, local bank, hip barber, comic book store, microcreamery, sweets shop and more, The Boxyard makes sure you’ll find something cool to buy. The businesses at The Boxyard share the “think small, buy local” mentality that has helped downtown Tulsa’s revitalization in recent years. You can catch live music occasionally on the second floor patio in the evenings and on weekends. Wedding pictures and prom pictures have been taken there too, since the backdrop of The Boxyard provides such an amazing view of Tulsa, especially at sunset. The Boxyard stays open late for FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWLS, as well as during events such as the BLUE DOME FESTIVAL and TULSA TOUGH. The BOND EVENT CENTER is a spacious new spot, perfect for

hosting weddings, parties, popup shopping, fundraisers and other events. For more everyday fun, visit HODGES BEND for all your artisan coffee and cocktail needs — it’s is cool, hip, and unlike any other coffee spot in town. Snag a pizza pie at EAST VILLAGE BOHEMIAN PIZZERIA, with a patio lined with lights, feeling a bit like a sidewalk cafe in Paris or New York. And finish the night off with a drink at laid back taproom, THE FUR SHOP.

At the heart of the Arena District on the northwest side of downtown Tulsa sits the singularly unique BOK CENTER. Designed by world-renowned architect César Pelli, who has also designed buildings in New York City, Osaka, London, and Kuala Lumpur, among other places, the BOK Center features a blend of Native American, art deco and contemporary design elements. Capable of seating over 19,000 people, the multi-purpose arena hosts the biggest names in entertainment, concerts, sports and more. This summer and autumn, the BOK Center is hosting acts as diverse as Imagine Dragons, Chris Young, Bruno Mars and Fleetwood Mac. It’s also home to the Tulsa Oilers hockey team and the host of a stop on the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) circuit in August. Events are also held at THE COX BUSINESS CENTER,

home to happenings such as Tokyo in Tulsa, an anime/ cosplaying convention. For meals, there is the relaxed coffee and tea spot ALL ABOUT CHA, which also offers an amazing fruit plate and delectable sushi, and free Wi-Fi. Enjoy elegant dining at the Italian restaurant, TI AMO,

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or tasty pub fare at BAXTER’S INTERURBAN GRILL. Snag a drink before or after a concert at MIXCO, which isn’t afraid to combine speakeasy cool with geek chic, or swing by CELLAR DWELLER for drinks and conversation with your pals.

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Located just north of downtown Tulsa, Osage Casino’s newest resort offers plenty of decorative nods to “Prairie Chic” heritage, an expanded gaming floor, 141‑room hotel and a see-it-to-believe-it pool. B y M i c h e l e C h i a p p e t ta

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floor, add a hotel, and build an event center.”

The expanded casino space will bring in the flavor of Osage “We have had an immensely design, says Bighorse. “We successful location in Tulsa call it Prairie Chic,” he says. that opened in 2005,” says Byron “We wanted this location to Bighorse, chief executive officer embody Oklahoma and feature of Osage Casino. “However, with nods to the Osage heritage. that location being open for more The casino is decorated with than a decade, we decided it was a warm color palate using time for a facelift, which then led browns, tans, reds and gold us to look at new construction. colors with an array of blue and The new construction also turquoise accents. Inside, we allows us to expand our gaming have the Osage emblem near

the door and original Osage art hanging, completed by Osage artists. While showcasing Osage heritage, we wanted to look contemporary as well. Our restaurants have mosaic tile to give a modern feel.” Among the upgrades and expansions will be a gaming floor with over 1,600 slot machines and 16 gaming tables. The casino will sport a parking garage and a 141-room hotel with six hospitality suites, and a pool, something the casino is proud to

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offer. “The pool is one of the most exciting amenities the hotel has to offer,” says Bighorse. “In fact, some rooms open directly onto the deck.” The pool can accommodate as many as 240 people, and includes a chaise lounge tanning ledge, 15-person hot tub, adjacent fire pit and poolside bar. “We wanted to have this outdoor space match the high-quality, worldclass event space and casino that our guests will find inside,” Bighorse says. According to Bighorse, offering an Osage Casino and Hotel in the downtown Tulsa area makes a lot of sense. “Downtown is where the fun happens,” he says. “There are a variety of great restaurants, bars and entertainment options, but there isn’t a casino downtown. Being only four minutes away, we are the closest gaming destination. With this new location, our casino will be a convenient option for people who have had dinner or gone to a show downtown and would like to do something fun afterward.” One of the coolest features of the Osage Casino and Hotel rebuild is the inclusion of The Nine Band Brewing Co., which makes the casino the first in the area to have a brewery inside it. The Allen, Texas-based brewery will brew its award-winning, specially crafted beer on-site in large vats and a 20-barrel Prospero brewery system. The brewery also will have an adjacent bar for guests to watch aspects of the brewing in progress.

There will also be a new 2,000seat event center for concerts. “The entertainment venue will be open in early 2019,” says Bighorse. “We have a really great lineup of confirmed performers that will be announced after the grand opening.”

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There will be convention rooms and meeting spaces as well for both businesses and private events. The banquet space holds up to 400 people, with breakout rooms that can seat up to 150.

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The brewery will craft a variety of flavors on-site, including Nine Band Pale Ale, Cactus Cat Kolsch, Hoop Snake Hefeweizen, Blue Lacy Brown Ale, Toad Choker Barley Wine, Hellwind IPA and The Badge Honey Blonde. In addition, seasonal flavors such as 28th State Stout, Ghost Cow Oktoberfest and June Bug Summer Wheat will be available.

Roni Peppo’s Pizza Kitchen. “We will serve anything from pizza and sandwiches to a full buffet,” says Bighorse.

“Osage Casino and Hotel is thrilled to be partnering with Nine Band Brewing Co.,” says Bighorse. “We wanted something different in our casino while following the craft brew trend. When we first met with Nine Band, it was obvious they had a great product and would be a great fit for our new location. Being able to introduce this beer to Oklahoma is an exciting opportunity. We think Nine Band will fit in well with the local

craft brew scene, and we think Tulsans will absolutely embrace their flavors.”

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WING Remember those days you spent as a kid, throwing a blanket or towel over your shoulders as a cape to play superheroes in the backyard? For children, the art of dressing up and playing pretend is a fun no-brainer. As adults, the world of cosplaying and costumed performance art may seem a little more out of reach. For many people, though, cosplaying is more than a hobby. For some, it’s also a career. And

for some, it’s a literal lifesaver — a way to bring magic into their own personal world, and into the lives of others. And that’s where you’ll find Courtney Paige Allen of Owasso. Allen is a bubbly, beautiful 20-year-old whose positive energy is refreshing. Seeing her bright smile and contagious joy, it’s almost impossible to imagine her having challenges. But she’s had plenty.

Diagnosed with Asperger’s (a form of autism) at age 7, Allen has had a lot to overcome. “As a person with autism, people don’t understand me,” she says. “People make the wrong assumptions.” Autism can make it hard for those who have it to build relationships and recognize social rules that others take for granted. “I’m very awkward,” she says. “It’s hard for me to look people in the eye.”

Allen attended Asperger’s support groups for years to become more comfortable with everyday activities such as making eye contact and socializing. She has faced bullying her entire life too, she says. But she refuses to let autism put her into a box. “It’s not something that defines me,” Allen says. “It’s not something that makes me different from you in a bad

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way. It gives me this insanely amazing gift. I feel like it makes me stronger.” She shared this message live on Instagram, as a way to show other children who have autism that the diagnosis is “not a curse.” “You are special, you are beautiful, no matter what,” she says.

Making magic for children is, in a nutshell, what makes Allen come alive. In addition to her business, she visits children in hospitals and does other charity work through her business as well as in connection with Okie Elsa and Friends, Tulsa Pop Culture Expo, and Heroes of Tomorrow.

Three years ago, Allen started her own business, The Storybook

Allen says that if she knows a child wants a princess party but the parents can’t afford it due to medical bills, she’ll do what she can to help. “If I know about it, more than likely, I’ll go,” she says. “It’s not about the money. It’s about this child being able to have a miracle in their life. For that one moment, that child gets to feel normal, to have their mind off whatever’s going on. And that’s what’s important.” With such a passion for her work, it’s hard to imagine Allen putting her business on pause. But she’ll be doing just that for four months this fall, as she fulfills a lifelong dream — attending the Disney College Program in Florida. The program allows college students to study and work at Disney World. It’s a competitive program, gaining

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When Allen received the good news that she was accepted, she was thrilled. “I cried,” she says. “This is my first time doing it. I plan on going back in 2020 to be a princess. This time around, I’m with the rides and attractions.” Allen will get to see how Disney works behind the scenes, including private tours and classes on how theme parks work. “You’ll be seeing so much work that goes into making the magic,” she says. “And you get to make the magic for those kids. That’s my favorite thing in the world.” Attending Disney’s college program will be her first time away from home, a big change for both her and her family. But Allen is looking forward to the experience. “I’m ready for this change,” she says. “It’s probably one of the biggest things that’s happened in my life.”

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Allen says her first cosplaying costume was Erza, a character from the Japanese manga series Fairy Tail. Since then, she has made costumes for and performed numerous other characters, including Tinkerbell, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, Ariel, Elsa, Wonder Woman and many others. She often spends hours sewing beads on dresses and styling wigs to recreate the look and feel we’ve seen onscreen.

thousands of applications; only 15-25 percent of applicants are reportedly accepted.

Her love for cosplaying is a powerful outlet for her creativity. And it started young. “My whole life, I’ve loved dressing up,” she says. “I’ve loved being a character. Year-round as a child, I was a reindeer. I didn’t go anywhere without my reindeer antlers. I had a collection. I think that’s probably where it started. I was always in some kind of costume.”

Princesses, dressing up for children’s parties. She studies the characters in detail, learning their physical movements, studying their well-known lines and songs, and mimicking the sound of their voices to create as close a representation of the character as possible. Parents and children alike love her heartfelt performances.

“I want to live now,” says Allen. “I want to make a difference now, because in 10 years, I may not be able to do that. At 30 or 40, I will probably be in a wheelchair half of the time.”

When she was 12, she attended Tokyo in Tulsa for the first time. It inspired her to dress up on a larger scale than she ever had before. For those who may not have experience with cosplaying, many of the costumes are handmade, often in such detail that they are works of art, rivaling anything crafted on a Hollywood set.

Asperger’s is not the only challenge she faces. Allen has also been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a condition that affects the joints and connective tissues. EDS has put a stop to Allen’s dream of being a dancer with Cirque du Soleil, but she’s not letting it keep her from living life.

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When asked for her advice for people facing challenges, Izzy says, “Don’t quit — because you can make your life a lot better than it is if you try.”

Those goals include mile markers along her path of recovery —

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When asked what motivates her to keep working on her physical therapy, she says it’s “just the fact that I don’t want to rely on people to get me stuff. I want to be able to do it on my own.” Her biggest accomplishment so far, she says, is “standing on my own.”

When he and his wife arrived, they learned that their son, Beck, had died on impact. Lizzy and Izzy were undergoing MRIs and other tests. But Lizzy had experienced severe head trauma and multiple breaks in her back, and soon, she was gone too.

Izzy was hospitalized for four months before she was finally released to come home. “I broke my neck, causing me to be paralyzed,” says Izzy, who is soft-spoken but has the quietly mischievous smile you might expect in a teenager. “But I’m a lot better than I was,” she says. “I couldn’t breathe on my own, and now I can. I had a pacesetter, and I got that out. And I had a trach, and I got that out. And now, I’m making a lot of goals and overachieving them.”

“I tell everyone, it’s a centimeter a day. But it’s all forward progress,” says Shan. “She’s got a long road ahead, but she doesn’t ever moan and complain, because she knows she’s getting better.”

Right now, a big challenge is raising the funds for her ongoing therapy, some of which is not covered by medical insurance. For those who wish to support the Kittermans in paying for Izzy’s rehab, or to offer moral support, you can check out Izzy‘s Facebook page. Donations can also be made in Izzy’s name to the React Clinic in Dallas, which is a nonprofit. Donations made to React should be marked “For Isabella Kitterman” in the memo line.

“We got a phone call that there was an accident,” says Shan. “We didn’t know anything. We were just told to go to OU-Children’s Medical. That was an hour-and-ahalf awful trip to Oklahoma City.”

That sort of determination is essential to her recovery, which has taken her through the stages of being in critical condition, a lengthy hospitalization, an initial diagnosis that she’d never walk again, and agonizing therapy sessions. And it’s even won her the Tough Kid Award from OU Medicine’s Trauma One Center in 2018.

Izzy travels three times a week to Dallas for therapy at the React Clinic, which is capable of handling a patient with a spinal cord injury, especially for a pediatric patient, which requires specially sized equipment. Sessions are three hours long, so it’s an intensive process. But she’s experiencing steady improvement.

the community of Jenks has come together to offer support and help. She has even received visits and messages of encouragement from numerous celebrities — among them Bob Stoops, Lincoln Riley, Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Cody Johnson, Steven Tyler and others.

One of the survivors was Isabella (Izzy), who is as resilient as they come for a young teenager. Izzy was an elite soccer player with TSC-Hurricane before her injury. Her father, Shan, recalls the day he got the call that his children had been injured.

Meeting and talking with Izzy, it becomes clear that she is a fighter, a determined young person with a lot of drive and a competitive nature that compels her to push herself. And so is her father, Shan, who has been fighting alongside his daughter throughout her long recovery process.

such as standing on her own without help (which she is doing now), and standing up without having to hold on to anything for support (which she is currently working toward).

The Kitterman children were heading back to Tulsa with friends after a visit to Turner Falls, when the car struck a tractor trailer. The accident left four people dead, including both Elizabeth (Lizzy) and Beck, along with driver Erin VanHorn (40) and her son, Zac (10).

surgery for hours. Her neck was broken, leaving her paralyzed. Her right diaphragm was partially collapsed, and she was incubated and on a ventilator. She received a pacesetter for her lungs to help her breathe.

There are a few things that can strike a family as hard as the traumatic injury or loss of a child. Yet that’s the struggle that the Kitterman family of Jenks has faced since July 2017. That’s when three of their children — Isabella (13), Elizabeth (13), and Beck (11) — were in a car accident.

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COFFEE BARS, CHOCOLATE SHOPS, BREWERIES, PARKS, GYMS, HIGH-CLASS RESTAURANTS, AND HOLE-IN-THE-WALL BARS ARE ALL VYING FOR ATTENTION FOR THOSE NEW TO TULSA.

By Lindsey Mills

Remember your first day of middle-school? Or moving to a new town in junior high? Or maybe showing up to a party you were invited to, but it turns out you didn’t know anyone there? That’s how we showed up in Tulsa. The company my boyfriend and I work for decided to open a new store here, and we both jumped at the chance to live somewhere new. Jackson, myself, and our dog, Kona, readied ourselves to take on a new city. We researched the area. We window shopped on Zillow. And we packed our bags. It’s like the first trip to the playground: watching children run, jump, and shriek with joy. There’s a merry-go-round, state of the art swing set, swirly slides and all, but everyone is already well into their games, their groups, their conversations. We are thrilled to be somewhere new, pumped to meet some new people, and ready to get involved. But where do we start?

Getting out more As we were prepping to move here, my boyfriend and I talked about how we want to get out more. How often have you heard that from a couple of 20-somethings? Aren’t people our age usually full of life, outgoing, and social?

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Maybe we work too much, or maybe we’re just lame. In Tulsa, however, we promised ourselves we will make an effort to do all of the things we want to do — even if that means getting up early after a late night or staying out late after a long day. We will skip a few chores if it means saying yes to an invitation, and we will do more chores if it means we are excited to have people in our home. We won’t just talk about the things we want to go do; we’ll make plans to do them.

Finding our new home We made multiple trips to search for a house and scope out the area where we would work. We strolled neighborhoods as spring came into bloom — the sun bright, the sky blue, and a warm breeze common as winter faded away. It was green everywhere, which for some reason was not what I was expecting, but it reminded me of my hometown. It was the time of year that everything seemed new, ready to reset. We were ready to reset too. We fell in love with a little house in Brookside. The old home sits across from a park. We live a short walk from ample choices to eat, drink and hang out. And

the backyard is a paradise for two people and a shepherd-mix that loves to be outside. Our anticipation built when we moved our stuff to that house. It grew still as we spent our final days in Springfield, Mo., and swelled when we spent the first night in our new home. We will ride our bikes down these streets. We will (try) to visit every single one of these bakeries. We will earn and spend our money here. We will see this place early in the morning when the sun just brims the horizon and in the evenings when it sinks slowly into dusk. It’s slowly been dawning on us: we live here.

Trying everything in sight Coffee bars, chocolate shops, breweries, parks, gyms, highclass restaurants, and hole-inthe-wall bars are all vying for attention, but there are only so many hours in the week and only so many dollars in the bank. “Let’s go there,” and “I want to try that,” are phrases repeated throughout the day as we drive past a strip of shops or are passed along information from a local. I make notes in my phone, scribble things on sticky notes and repeat the names of things in an effort to make it stick in my brain.

66 I’m inviting all of my friends and family to come visit because I’m so eager to show this place off. I keep picking things up at the store to add a new touch to our house: a flower, a pillow, a vase. I take pictures of our home, my dog in her new yard, the greenway trail, cute restaurants, and everything in-between. I pin photos on our fridge and stock the freezer with ice cream. I want to savor each discovery.

My excitement has grown and grown, and it’s almost become overwhelming. There’s so much to do at our house and so much to see outside of it! I set my alarm for early morning wake up calls, and sometimes we stumble out of bed. Sometimes we don’t. We take long runs and rides down Riverside. We pause to let our pup gulp from the fountains and allow ourselves to splash in the water at 41st Street. We admire the two trails — one for people on foot and one for those on wheels because wow, what a difference it makes for both walkers/runners and cyclists to not worry about the much faster/slower traffic. We marvel at this and speak our praise for Tulsa’s trail system aloud. I’m sure the other trail travelers can pick us out as newcomers like two chickens hanging out in a raft of ducks. We eat out a lot more than is probably financially responsible, but we attribute the cost to the fact that we work a lot and don’t quite have time yet to cook. Really, we just like to eat out. We like to have our food prepared, delivered, and cleaned away. We like to try new things. Mostly, we love a place where the atmosphere is welcoming and the service is spot on.

Looking for a connection What we are looking for — in our date nights, our runs and rides, our shopping, our explorations altogether — is a connection with this city. We want to get to know this place and these people.

We want more than good food; we want an experience. We want more than good service; we want relationships. We want more than to just reside here; we want to make it our home. So we’ll look at this ‘playground,’ and jump right in.

Our favorite spots (so far) If we were to write down our day-to-day comings and goings, a few places would already stick out.

RIVERSIDE PARK: We see this

park every other day as we cruise down the greenway either on foot or on our bikes. We like to take a second and splash through the fountains on a hot morning and really look forward to coming through on an evening to try the shaved ice. HOME: We threw our first

party in our Brookside home after stringing the lights we so wanted over our deck, only for the sky to let loose buckets of rain and force us inside for most of the night.

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colorful little shop has seen us through their door a few times. We’ve had them for both breakfast and for a late night dessert. QUEENIE’S PLUS: We frequent

What do we do now? I want to hear your suggestions, whether you’re a native Tulsan or a newbie like us.

this spot in Utica Square because it’s a 60-second walk from work to grab lunch and because I’m determined to try each flavor of those dazzling cakes.

Each of these experiences has left us hungry for more. We may be the new kids on the playground, but I like to think we’re doing it right: jumping right into every game of tag, hopping onto the merry-goround, and waiting in line for the slide because it’s worth it.

We want to know where to hang out, pig-out, shop ’til we drop, and everything in between. If you know a place with a great story, share it with us so we can go check it out. STUDIONE’S SUNDAY MORNING BEER AND YOGA CLASS: We visited this class

to start off a rainy Sunday before heading to work. The beer was great, but the people we met were the highlight of our day.

Every day is an adventure with our little family, and I’m sharing our story because I think some people can relate. Follow us on Instagram and/or search #TakenWithTulsa or #NewInTtown to check out our latest adventures as we seek out new experiences and share our advice on how to embrace Tulsa.

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A COLD START TO THE SEASON HAS HEATED UP ALONG WITH THE WEATHER AS KAIQUE PACHECO ENTERS TULSA’S PBR EVENT IN CONTROL OF HIS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER FALTERING THREE TIMES PRIOR.

BY JUSTIN FELISKO Renato Nunes remembers the cockiness, swagger and confidence he had heading into the second half of his 2010 world championship season. To this day, Nunes still smiles when discussing the importance of being No. 1 in the world standings at the summer break of the PBR’s premier series. “At the break, it is good when you are No. 1,” Nunes said. “You have two months for everybody to say, ‘You are No. 1. You are going to win.’

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“You put that in your mind. If everybody expects you to win, you believe it more.”

This is the fourth season in a row that Pacheco has found himself in the thick of the PBR world title race.

However, is that the case for the PBR’s current world No. 1 bull rider Kaique Pacheco?

Pacheco finished his rookie season (2015) runner-up to two-time world champion J.B. Mauney, who famously rode three-time world champion Bull Bushwacker for 95.25 points in 2014 at the BOK Center.

The 23-year-old Brazilian superstar heads into the Express Employment Professionals Classic, presented by Osage Casino, at Tulsa’s BOK Center atop the world standings. Nunes actually won the 2010 event in Tulsa to kick-start his push to the world championship. The Aug. 11-12 event is the beginning of the 25th PBR: Unleash The Beast stretch run. There are nine events remaining before the 2017 PBR World Finals Nov. 7-11 in Las Vegas.

Pacheco, who is the star of the Netflix docuseries Fearless, began the stretch run of the 2016 season atop the world standings only to finish second to 2016 world champion Cooper Davis. Last year, Pacheco took over the world No. 1 ranking in August only to go 10-for-32 during the season’s final nine events and finished fifth overall as an ongoing groin/pelvis injury proved too much for him to overcome.

The close-comings of a $1 million championship could cripple some of the strongest competitors, while it can fuel others. Guilherme Marchi finished runner-up three consecutive seasons before winning the 2008 world championship. Marchi has served as a father figure to Pacheco in the United States after previously riding bulls with Kaique’s father in Brazil. He believes the heartbreak has only poured gasoline on Pacheco’s championship drive. “I think so,” Marchi says. “He is more focused. He is also healthy too. We saw [in Las Vegas and at Global Cup]. He rode great. He rode Bruiser easy. He rode Jack Shot. He has won three consecutive Last Cowboys. Nobody did that before. He is so young. Like sometimes, at the Finals things go the other way.

Everybody is different. I remember I came very close, very close. “His time is coming. It is coming soon.” Marchi has said this in previous seasons about Pacheco, but he, Nunes and three-time world champion Adriano Moraes believe that Pacheco’s two-event run in Las Vegas and in Sydney, Australia, was evidence that Pacheco is reaching new heights. Pacheco made some of the best rides of his career in Las Vegas to win a record-setting third consecutive Last Cowboy Standing. During his 4-for-4 performance in Vegas, Pacheco rode two-time world champion SweetPro’s Bruiser for a careerhigh 92.75 points. He then won the event with 88.5 points on Jack Shot. “I am very, very happy and thank God for all of this,” Pacheco says. “This is one of the hardest events to win in the season, and for me to win it for a third time is amazing. I am just really happy to be able to ride all of my bulls. When you do that, the prize comes with it. Now I just find out I am the new No. 1 in the world and it is even better.” Pacheco then was a force for Team Brazil in his next event when he joined his fellow compatriots for the second edition of the PBR Global Cup. The fourth-year pro took on a leadership role for Team Brazil, and he helped lead coach Nunes’ team to victory by going a perfect 4-for-4 again. With the pressure of his country on his shoulders, Pacheco didn’t falter.

He has since gone 19-for-24 (79.16 percent) with two event wins and a 15/15 Bucking Battle victory. Moraes was one of the riders who finished ahead of Marchi during his run of three straight secondplace finishes. The three-time world champion was a color commentator on RidePass, the PBR’s exclusive OTT network, and he came away impressed by Pacheco’s work of dominance Down Under. Still, Moraes cautioned that only time will tell if Pacheco has grown mentally stronger from his previous shortcomings. “It varies from a guy to another one,” Moraes says. “Like me, I never focused on where I was. In Guilherme’s situation, that helped him a lot to try even harder to win his title because he felt he had it several times. It worked in his favor, but I don’t know how Kaique is mentally. I know he is very focused, but I don’t know how he compensates [with adversity]. There is no telling with that guy. “The way he is riding, I think his chances are better this year than before. Why? Because before he started hot and got a little colder. This time it is the opposite. He started on the colder side and now he is getting hotter. So if that continues to get hotter? Oh, boy he is going to win.”

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“Kaique started bad, and now he is riding good,” Nunes said. “Kaique has a good chance because he knows the deal. He knows the deal better than the other guys. He knows how to ride bulls. No matter if he loses or what. He is good.”

six consecutive events without earning a single point toward the world standings.

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There’s a big focus on kids at Jandebeurs Motor Sports Park, but the 170-acre park and clubhouse in Okmulgee, which features seven dirt bike tracks and two trail loops, of differing sizes and skill levels, is really for the whole family.

afternoon to get the homework done. Motorcycle riding, it’s a pretty cool trick to motivate the kids.” Children can start riding as young as 4 years old. They can rent the bikes there, and when they are ready to buy one, they can get it there, too.

Experienced, expert motorcycle riders can have a lot of fun here, as well as beginners who have never sat on a motorbike before. The park, now in its eighth year, also “We get a lot of those who call and go, ‘Our son is offers lessons and bike rentals for those who want to driving us crazy about getting him a bike. We don’t want just try it out, and they also have a mechanic’s shop to go buy one, we’ll come rent one and make sure he where they work on bikes and even sell them. It’s the likes it,’” Jandebeurs says. “And my first comment is, only park of its kind anywhere in the Midwest and ‘That’s a good idea.’ About 99.9 percent leave here, and it’s just 45 minutes outside Tulsa. They even have an after learning to ride one, need a motorcycle. overnight camping area and RV connections for those who want to extend their stay. “One of our best skills is to create little monsters. And many people say, that’s what they came here for.” “It’s a unique place because we cater to families,” says owner Bob Jandebeurs. “We have different tracks and For those parents concerned about it being dangerous, trails. Most places, they just have a track or a couple Jandebeurs points out that they offer lessons to make of tracks. We have seven. Most tracks are on a 20-acre sure kids know what they are doing and are following parcel and we’re 170. So the idea is an outdoor park all the appropriate safety rules. for families to come enjoy motorcycles safely, with the adventure of having different skill levels a place to ride “We’re all about making certain that Little Johnny here. It kind of grew from an innocent little park to, next learns the safe and proper way to operate the bike, thing I know, we’re renting bikes, we’re giving lessons, and builds their confidence, and then we gradually and at the request of customers, we start selling bikes, let them ride different areas of the park as their skills we start repairing bikes, so we’re kind of a one-stop increase,” Jandebeurs says. “We just don’t send them shop for all kinds of things that are dirt-bike related. off and hope things go well. Very few instances of We’re crazy about safety and we give lots of lessons.” people getting hurt here. They fall, they get back up and dust themselves off in most cases. We’ve designed Jandebeurs points out how beneficial getting into the park and the tracks to be safe, as safe as you can.” motorcycle riding can be for today’s youth, and his park is the perfect place to foster a new interest. And remember, there are tracks for every level of rider, even experts. If you have your own bike, “Let’s get those kids off the couch, and away from it’s $20 a day to ride during the week, and $25 on the phones and the video games,” says Jandebeurs, the weekends. You can also rent bikes, ranging a former professional motorcycle rider whose from $25 to $45 an hour, depending on the type family owned the Honda Motorcycle shop in Tulsa of motorcycle, from small 50ccs for the kids to in the 1960s and ‘70s. “The sport is exciting and it’s 230cc adult bikes. Private lessons are $75 an hour challenging. I’ve got an 18-year-old who stares into and require a pre-arranged appointment. that phone like there’s no tomorrow. It’s crazy what these kids are turning into. So we’re a healthy place “We’ve been holding races for kids Friday nights for kids. With so many poor influences at schools under the lights here,” Jandebeurs says. “We put up across Tulsa, this is a place that they don’t have lights and we have an announcer and a crowd of a any of those. There’s no drugs here. They get into few hundred people twice a month. The kids come this sport and it keeps their mind on this, and not race, just the kids. And lots of women and girls ride, ‘What am I going to do with my idle time?’ There’s many who have learned to ride here and are racing a competitiveness to this, there’s fitness, there’s a now. We have a girls class that races, too.” responsibility of learning how to work on your bike.” The response from the kids, who usually get hooked on it, and their parents, has been overwhelming.

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“I’ve had parents say two things to me that stand out,” Jandebeurs says. ‘There’s nothing that we could do to motivate our child to get off that phone and do something productive until we got him a motorcycle. And, when they ground their child from that motorcycle, life nearly comes to an end. So tremendous leverage. And the other thing is, many parents say that before the kids ride, they have to get their homework done. And before that, it could be just battle and battle all

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SS STYLE + SHOPPING The Boxyard in downtown Tulsa has quickly become a destination for tourists and locals alike. And it’s not just a place for grown-ups anymore. Now that The Steel Horse has moved in, families are flocking to one of Tulsa’s trendiest children’s boutiques. The Steel Horse started in the Houston area seven years ago. Owner Desiré Powell was thrilled to bring the boutique to Owasso when she and her husband, Danny, and daughter, Stevie, moved back to Oklahoma a few years ago. Earlier this year, they decided to expand their reach by moving into The Boxyard, a shopping district in the East Village built out of shipping containers. “It’s been a good fit for The Steel Horse,” Powell says, “because it’s the only children’s store in The Boxyard. We noticed in the fall that there wasn’t anything for kids in The Boxyard. The Boxyard is an outdoor shopping experience where you take the whole family, so we knew it was going to be a perfect fit.”

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Since The Steel Horse opened in The Boxyard in April, they’ve had a steady stream of business and are already getting regular customers. “It’s a friendly atmosphere. It constantly has a flow of people — tourists and locals,” Powell says. One of Powell’s focuses at The Steel Horse is making available the cutest outfits and most popular brands. Some of the brands they carry include Mayoral, Native, Prefresh, KicKee pants, Petunia Pickle Bottom and Freshly Picked. Imagine your toddler wearing a Kanye West-style hat. The

Steel Horse has you covered with BinkyBro hats. Need onesies that will allow your baby to show her Oklahoma pride? Look no further than The Steel Horse. They also carry toys and children’s décor. You can find wall art, “my first” books and unique items like the Howdy Cow. Itching to introduce the Tooth Fairy to your children? Look no further than The Steel Horse.

They’ve got you covered with a fun toy called The Tooth Fairy Mouse. The Steel Horse has products available from pre-birth (for the moms-to-be!), to babies, all the way up to kids’ clothing size 8. They also carry some items for moms, such as Kendra Scott and Blushing Gems jewelry. The Steel Horse has become largely popular online through their innovative Stork Box. Powell created these customized boxes after she had several customers ask her to put together a box of cute items for them to take to a baby shower because they didn’t know what to buy. “We ship them all over the U.S.,” Powell says. “You can send them for any age child.”

“We took a risk, and it’s somehow paying off. I’m thankful for all of our customers,” she says. “I’m thankful for all the people who shop local and shop small.”

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The Steel Horse also went above and beyond to serve others during their grand opening at The Boxyard April 7. Remember that crazy cold day in April? That was the day they opened!

Powell says she’s grateful to be a part of a community like Tulsa

that shows great support for small businesses like hers.

The majority of the Stork Boxes are requested online, and there is a notes area where people can list the color they want, or details like teething baby or crawler. Some people also stop in at The Boxyard before attending a shower at their work or an apartment downtown, and Powell or others can put together a Stork Box on the spot.

Powell believes that kind, small gestures make a difference. One example of how The Steel Horse goes above and beyond to serve its customers is their complimentary juice box. “We have a juice box fridge that’s always free,” she says. “It has mini waters and juice boxes for whoever is passing by and needs something on a hot day.”

So they served hot chocolate to everyone who came out to celebrate with them and also had people dressed as the Trolls characters from the movie.

“We wanted to offer something for people who don’t know what to get others,” Powell says. “My customers know my style, and they trust that I’m going to pick out great items.”

“It’s kind of like having a personal shopper. They’re packaged pretty and ready for them to take to the shower,” she says.

Stork Boxes are available for Gender Reveals (someone who knows the gender will have it sent to mom and dad, and they are surprised by the contents), baby showers, Bun in the Oven (with items for the mom-tobe), first birthday parties and more. Each Stork Box is typically filled with two to three of the trendiest baby, maternity or children’s items.

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EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND QUICK TO MAKE, SMOOTHIES PACK A TON OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS INTO ONE COLD GLASS OF GOODNESS.

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benefit without the taste, if you aren’t a greens person.

For the last month, though, the only thing I’ve been doing for my health and my body is trying to incorporate as many smoothies as possible.

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I love smoothies so much. They are easy to assemble and quick to make, and there’s very little clean up. It’s also a way to pack a ton of different nutrients into one cold glass of goodness.

This last month was an insanely busy one, and unfortunately my diet suffered heavily from it. For the last four-and-a-half months, our house was being totally remodeled. I’m talking walls knocked out, damaged walls restored, floors refinished, HVAC installed, and total kitchen and bathroom makeovers. Needless to say, it was no small task. We obviously were unable to continue living in our home while all of that was going on, so since mid-February we have been living with some friends. Sharing a kitchen and space with multiple people comes with an entire host of challenges (storage space; competing for the oven/ burners at the same time; and an almost constant mess from one

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person or another). I also started a new job while living there, and although I love my new position, it’s also been pretty stressful getting the hang of it. This past month, I also developed a very strange condition that hasn’t entirely subsided and makes me feel dizzy and off-balance, making it extremely difficult to work out. All of that to say, I’ve just been living on a prayer recently. And a lot more pizza than I care to admit. But thankfully, we just moved back into our newly finished home three days ago, and it is an absolute dream. I have big plans for the total overhaul in diet I’ll be making with the help of my new kitchen and the stove from 1948 my husband and I had restored.

Many people don’t know where to start when it comes to making smoothies at home, and they can be pretty unhealthy when full of a lot of sugary, artificially flavored yogurt, or are too heavy handed on the fruit. But the best part about drinking smoothies is they can be packed full of foods you might not like by themselves (like kale, spinach, or avocado) because the taste of fruit or other ingredients can mask undesirable tastes and textures. Here’s a list of healthy smoothie add-ins to help you start brainstorming and come up with your own nutrient-dense recipes:

Greens Whether it’s kale, spinach, Swiss chard, romaine, or collards, stuff it all in there! These dark leafy greens are full of antioxidants and can help to fight inflammation. They are also said to be one of the best cancerfighting foods. You’ll get all the

Did you know an avocado contains more potassium than a banana? They are also loaded with fiber and are associated with potentially lowering blood pressure, reducing inflammation and cholesterol levels, and fighting factors associated with heart disease and diabetes. Plus — bonus — they lend a super creamy texture to your smoothie without overpowering the taste.

Chia seeds These little guys are small but mighty. Despite their minuscule size, chia seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids (which promote the “good” kind of cholesterol to fight against heart attack and stroke, and promotes weight loss) and antioxidants. They also boost energy levels and metabolism, promote healthy skin, support the digestive system, and more.

Maca powder You may have seen this trendy ingredient showing up in local

WEIGH-IN WI juice and smoothie bars, but what is it? Maca is a type of root native to the Andes of Peru, and it is a recognized superfood. It is believed to help the body more easily adapt to emotional or physical stress, like family emergencies or a demanding job. Maca powder can also help to balance estrogen levels, and enhance energy, mood, memory, and even sex drive.

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Spirulina powder Prized by Instagrammers because of the lovely blue color it can lend to a smoothie, spirulina

Layer from softest ingredient (avocado, unfrozen banana) to hardest (frozen fruit). Add liquids last.

Almond butter

Almond milk

This is a good ingredient to add to a morning smoothie, as almond butter is not only filling (which can keep you from overeating) but can also promote healthy brain function. Almonds contain riboflavin and L-carnitine, which can both positively impact neurological activity. Almonds are also full of vitamin E to promote healthy skin.

Give the dairy a rest for a while and try some of the many delicious and nutritious milk alternatives out there. Almond Milk is a good go-to because the taste is mild, and it is also relatively thick like cow milk, which lends a nice, smooth texture to your smoothie.

Raw cacao powder Chocolate that’s good for you in a smoothie? Yes, please! Cacao

Raw coconut water Raw coconut water is a great, nutrient-rich liquid to add to smoothies, especially after prolonged exercise. Coconut water is so full of electrolytes like potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium that studies have shown it to be more rehydrating than water.

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Adding dried, old-fashioned oats to your smoothie is an excellent idea for a few different reasons: it’s cheap, healthy, and super filling, so it can turn your morning smoothie into a powerhouse breakfast.

is the purest form of chocolate you can consume — free of fillers and unnecessary processing. Cacao powder is a superfood that is thought to be the highest provider of magnesium and antioxidants out of all other foods.

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powder is made from algae harvested from the tops of noncontaminated ponds. It’s very rich in chlorophyll, B-vitamins, and antioxidants. Spirulina is also extremely high in protein and iron, making it ideal to consume while pregnant.

Buy 6-10 bananas from the store, let them turn spotty, peel them, and then place them in a gallon-size zip-close bag in the freezer. Pop one into each smoothie for texture, flavor, and potassium.

Many of us wouldn’t think to throw a chunk of ginger into a smoothie, but I’m glad someone did! It makes the flavor of a smoothie pop with a subtle spiciness that balances out the sweetness of fruit, and is also soothing on the throat. Ginger is also associated with cold and flu relief, cardiovascular health, relieving nausea, reducing inflammation, and aiding in digestion.

Lately, smoothie bowls have gotten a lot of attention on social media, as they are a fun, eye-catching, healthier alternative to cereal (granted, they do take more time but are totally worth it).

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Use frozen fruit instead of ice. No reason to water down the smoothie unnecessarily…plus you don’t have to deal with pesky ice trays.

Utilizing as many free and cheap resources as she can find in the 918 area, routinely forsaking her fitness comfort zone to discover effective workouts, and cooking more intentionally from home, Duncan is publicly documenting her progress in each issue as she works to lose 30 pounds in 2018.

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a day of family, friends, food, and shenanigans. With summer winding down next month and the kids

returning to school soon, make the most of these long golden days by hosting a summer cookout, or at least attending one. Whether you are looking

to bring a side dish or dessert to a party or are itching to steal the show with an expertly smoked brisket, we’ve got you covered.

BROWN BUTTER CINNAMON CRINKLE COOKIES

Adapted from cookiesandcups.‌com These cookies are so good. And if you’ve never made anything with brown butter…it’s divine. Brown butter smells like aromatic, nutty caramel sauce and imparts the taste of heaven. (Requires one hour of chill time, so plan accordingly.) INGREDIENTS:

1 0 Tbsps. butter, sliced 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. kosher salt 1 cup white granulated sugar ¼ cup light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla ½ cup powdered sugar DIRECTIONS:

1. Place the butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the butter melts and begins to foam, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook, whisking (or swirling the pan) frequently until the butter becomes an amber color (two or three minutes). Transfer from saucepan to a heatproof bowl and allow it to cool slightly. 2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. 3. Add the white granulated sugar and brown sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (may also use a handmixer). Pour the cooled butter into the sugars and mix on medium speed to combine. Add in eggs and vanilla, mixing until just smooth. 4. Turn the mixer to low and slowly add in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. 5. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Set aside. 6. Place the half cup of powdered sugar into a shallow dish and roll one tablespoon-size dough balls in the sugar, coating them generously. Place the sugar-covered dough balls onto the prepared pan, about two inches apart. 7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies have browned slightly. Allow cookies to cool a bit on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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There are few things more enjoyable than a brisket that has been smoked to perfection, falls apart at the slightest pressure, and then melts in your mouth. It is admittedly a hard skill to master, but this basic tutorial can act as a great jumping-off point if you’ve been wanting to learn how to smoke a brisket and get those crispy, coveted burnt ends. INGREDIENTS:

1 USDA Prime or Choice-grade 15-20 lb. full packer brisket 3/4 cup salt 3/4 cup pepper DIRECTIONS:

1. Remove the brisket from refrigerator, and then unwrap it onto a clean surface. Pat the meat dry. 2. Using a trimming knife, remove enough of the fat cap to leave about quarter inch of fat (insulation). There’s also a large vein of fat called the deckle. The deckle runs between the two muscles called the point and the flat. (The point is the larger piece where the burnt ends come from, and the flat is where the brisket is sliced from). Some people remove the deckle for a leaner dinner, and others prefer to leave it for more flavor. If you remove it, just be careful to not cut too deeply into the point or the flat. (For more on this, consult BBQ With Franklin or All Things BBQ on YouTube for how-to videos.) 3. Mix the seasoning and begin to liberally coat the brisket. Be sure to cover all the nooks and crannies. 4. Place the brisket onto a baking pan and allow it to refrigerate overnight. 5. An hour before you’re ready to smoke, take the brisket out of the refrigerator so that it can come closer to room temperature.

6. Start your fire. Make sure your smoker is at a steady 250 degrees when you place the brisket on. 7. Add coals and your favorite wood to the firebox to ensure that the temperature doesn’t fluctuate much from 250 degrees. 8. When the internal temperature of the brisket is about 165 degrees, remove and slice the point from the flat. Wrap the flat in either butcher paper (Central Texas style) or in aluminum. 9. Slice the point into one-inch cubes, place in an aluminum pan, and put back on the smoker (these will be your burnt ends). 10. Place the flat back on the smoker for a couple of hours, or until it hits an internal temperature of about 200-205 degrees. 11. When the flat is done, remove it and let it rest in an ice chest or insulated cooler (do not add ice; for this step you simply need the insulated walls to keep moisture in) for at least an hour and a half before serving. 12. Remove the burnt ends from the smoker when they’ve reached a beautiful, dark burgundy color.

VEGGIE MOZZARELLA SALAD

Adapted from juliasalbum.com This is an absolutely delicious, fresh alternative to traditional pasta or potato salads that are always overdone at grill-out gatherings. INGREDIENTS:

½ pound red cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved ½ pound yellow cherry tomatoes, halved 2 avocados, diced 1 cucumber, sliced into medallions and quartered

1 /3 cup red onions, diced 8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese balls ¼ cup basil pesto 1 Tbsp. lemon juice salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, combine red and yellow tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, red onion, and mozzarella balls. 2. Toss ingredients with basil pesto, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Adjust according to taste. 3. Make close to serving time, as avocadoes will oxidize and turn brown.

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salty? If you want to take your kitchen game to the next level and really impress your friends, learning to use the correct salt — and the proper amounts at the right times — is perhaps the most important key to superb cooking. BY TIFFANY DUNCAN •• PHOTOS BY CHELSI FISHER

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FT Salt is possibly the most common household ingredient, with the Morton salt girl being as recognizable as American staples come. Most of us don’t think twice about using common table salt in any and every recipe we whip up, or using a shake or two at the dinner table. It’s only when visiting the grocery store that we see all the variations of salts that are available: sea salt, kosher salt, refined and non-refined sea salts — even pink Himalayan salt. But is there really a difference?

The answer is of course yes, absolutely. The chemical makeup and density of different salts vary so widely from one another they will each change the taste of a dish completely. Contrary to popular belief, fine iodized Morton salt is not interchangeable with a flaky sea salt, or even kosher salt. Even different types of kosher salts vary from one another and will act differently in a recipe. And if all that isn’t complicated enough, it also makes a difference when you add salt to a recipe — at the beginning, middle, or end.

Table and Iodized Salt

Kosher Salt

Oftentimes less than a dollar at the grocery store, simple table salt is by far the most widely recognized salt. If there’s salt on a table in a restaurant, it’s almost a sure bet it’s iodized table salt. But should this salt really be treated as a “catch-all” salt?

Kosher salt is the salt used in koshering meats — a traditional Jewish process to remove the blood. Kosher salt is larger and grainier, and since there are no additives, it also tastes very pure. There are two main kinds of kosher salt on the market: Morton and Diamond Crystal. Most of us are probably familiar with the Morton brand, but it actually varies greatly from Diamond Crystal in its processing method and in the way it interacts with food. Morton is much denser and actually twice as salty by volume.

Samin Nosrat, author of the wildly popular cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, does not think so. Called the “next Julia Child” by NPR, Nosrat has been cooking professionally since 2000 and has literally written the book on salt usage. She goes as far as to say that if all dishes were salted properly during the cooking process, all salt shakers could and should be eliminated from diners’ hands. Cheap iodized table salt is typically mined from underground salt deposits and then heavily processed through crystallization in a closed vacuum chamber to eliminate minerals. Table salt also contains anti-caking agents and, much of the time, iodine. What’s with the iodine? It started in 1924, when iodine deficiency was common and could cause goiters, a growth in the thyroid gland. To remedy this, Morton Salt began adding iodine to table salt, to great effect in public health. But adding iodine to salt can give it an unpleasant metallic taste, so Nosrat suggests it be skipped over altogether, since most of the population no longer suffers from low iodine. As a result of its processing, table salt can also be very, very salty due to its dense structure, making it very easy to over-salt a dish. SUGGESTED USE: Nosrat does not suggest

using table salt.

SUGGESTED USE: Because of its lighter, hollow flakes, Diamond Crystal will dissolve twice as fast as Morton, making it ideal to use in dishes cooked quickly. Nosrat says Morton and Diamond Crystal may not be used interchangeably, so use the specified brand in a recipe.

Sea Salt There are various ways in which sea salt is procured and processed, resulting in highly differing salts. The most common is refined sea salt and is also relatively cheap at the grocery store. Its large, shiny white granular crystals are made by rapidly boiling down ocean water in a closed vacuum. SUGGESTED USE: Ideal for everyday cooking, and for seasoning foods from within (in water for boiling pasta or veggies, or on roasts or stew meats).

Pink Himalayan Salt Mined near Pakistan, Himalayan salt is rock salt known for its distinct pink color. It does not, however, come directly from the Himalayas, as the name leads people to think. The taste is very similar to table salt.

Choosing the correct salt and knowing how to use it can take an ordinary dish and make it mind-blowing (think a chocolate chip cookie with a decadent sprinkle of sea salt), but it can also just as easily ruin a dish. If you want to take your kitchen game to the next level and really impress your friends, learning to use the correct salt — and the proper amounts at the right times — is perhaps the most important key to superb cooking.

SUGGESTED USE: Some have claimed that Himalayan salt has more health benefits than regular salt, but this has not been scientifically proven.

Fleur de Sel You may not be able to find Fleur de Sel in an average grocery store, but it would be a good idea to head to a specialty grocer to keep some on hand. Literally meaning “flower of salt,” Fleur de Sel’s light, flaky crystals come from special sea salt beds in Western France. Known as a “solar sea salt,” this far less refined ocean salt is allowed to evaporate naturally under the sun — sometimes taking as long as five years. SUGGESTED USE: Because it is more expensive due to its low-yield, laborintensive method, Fleur de Sel should not be used during the cooking process (like boiling pasta or veggies), but rather as a “finishing” salt. Both the taste and delicate crystal structure should be shown off, so use it as a garnish at the end of a dish (to chocolate chip cookies, or to a fresh crisp salad).

Sel Gris Meaning “gray salt,” Sel Gris comes from the same salt pans as Fleur de Sel but is allowed to come into contact with the bottom of the pan before being harvested. These crunchy, grainy salt crystals attract various minerals — especially calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride — giving the pure white crystals a grayish hue. It is a “moist” salt, meaning it will not remove moisture from foods like kosher salt does. SUGGESTED USE: Can be used in cooking, baking, or as a finishing salt; will impart an earthy, savory flavor, and pairs well with roasted root veggies, or grilled or braised meats.

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CATEGORIES AMERICAN ASIAN BAKERY BARBECUE BARS + PUBS BREAKFAST BRUNCH COFFEE DELI FINE DINING GLOBAL ITALIAN MEDITERRANEAN MEXICAN PIZZA SEAFOOD SPECIALTY STEAK SWEETS

FEATURED LISTINGS ALBERT G’S BAR-B-Q 2748 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa 918-747-4799

SEE AD | PAGE 79

777 W. Cherokee St. | Catoosa 800-760-6700 SEE AD | PAGE 11

BUFFET

5320 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa 918-749-7755

SEE AD | PAGE 32

ALBERT G’S BAR-B-Q

421 E. 1st St. | Tulsa 918-728-3650 SEE AD | PAGE 79

AMAZING THAI CUISINE 1232 E. Kenosha St. | Broken Arrow 918-258-8424 SEE AD | PAGE 29

BAXTER’S INTERURBAN GRILL

717 S. Houston Ave., Suite 100 | Tulsa 918-585-3134 SEE AD | PAGE 45

BLUESTONE STEAKHOUSE & SEAFOOD

10032 S. Sheridan Road | Tulsa 918-296-9889 SEE AD | PAGE 45

BROWNIES

2130 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa 918-744-0320 SEE AD | PAGE 23

CHIMI’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

6709 E. 81st St. | Tulsa 918-960-2723

3509 S. Peoria Ave. | Tulsa 918-745-6699 SEE AD | PAGE 99

DAVE & BUSTER’S

6812 S. 105th E. Ave. | Tulsa 918-449-3100

18 E. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa 918-588-2469 SEE AD | PAGE 60

DWELLING SPACES

The Boxyard | 502 E. 3rd St. | Tulsa 918-900-2208 SEE AD | PAGE 37

21 E. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa 918-585-8587 SEE AD | PAGE 60

9825 E. 21st St. | Tulsa 918-663-7755 SEE AD | PAGE 81

FAT DADDY’S PUB AND GRILLE

8056 S. Memorial Dr. | Tulsa 918-872-6206

FLO’S BURGER DINER 19322 E. Admiral Place | Catoosa 918-739-4858

FLO’S BURGER DINER 2604 E. 11th St. | Tulsa 918-398-7102

FUJI

8226 E. 71st St. | Tulsa 918-250-1821 SEE AD | PAGE 67

CELEBRITY RESTAURANT

3109 S. Yale Ave. | Tulsa 918-743-1800

GEORGE’S PUB

108 N. 1st St. | Jenks 918-296-9711 SEE AD | PAGE 70

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CHIMI’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

1304 E. 15th St. | Tulsa 918-587-4411

MCGILL’S ON 19 REPLAY RIFFS SALSA SLICE

EL CHICO

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CAZ’S PUB

HWY. 66 DINER

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CAZ’S CHOWHOUSE

FLIP SIDE

SEE AD | PAGE 32

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CAFE OLÉ

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CHIMI’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA

THE PERFECT CUP TOBY KEITH’S I LOVE THIS BAR & GRILL

HOOTERS

8108 E. 61st St. | Tulsa 918-250-4668 SEE AD | PAGE 57

IN THE RAW

3321 S. Peoria Ave. | Tulsa 918-744-1300 SEE AD | PAGE 98

IN THE RAW

6151 S. Sheridan Road | Tulsa 918-524-0063 SEE AD | PAGE 98

IN THE RAW

216 S. Main St. | Broken Arrow 918-893-6111 SEE AD | PAGE 98

INCREDIBLE PIZZA

8314 E. 71st St. | Tulsa 539-302-2681 SEE AD | PAGE 3

GOODCENTS DELI FRESH SUBS

8222 E. 103rd St. | Tulsa 918-364-7827 SEE AD | PAGE 67

JASON’S DELI

8321 E. 61st St. | Tulsa 918-252-9999 SEE AD | PAGE 67

RESTAURANT + BAR FINDER RB JASON’S DELI

1330 E. 15th St. | Tulsa 918-599-7777 SEE AD | PAGE 67

NAPA FLATS WOOD‑FIRED KITCHEN 9912 Riverside Parkway | Tulsa 918-948-6505

SEE AD | PAGE 79

JIM’S CONEY ISLAND 1923 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa 918-744-9018

SEE AD | PAGE 81

OL’VINE FRESH GRILL

3523 S. Peoria Ave. | Tulsa 918-747-9463 SEE AD | PAGE 99

JUNIPER

324 E. 3rd St. | Tulsa 918-794-1090 SEE AD | PAGE 7

LANNA THAI

7227 S. Memorial Drive | Tulsa 918-249-5262 SEE AD | PAGE 85

LOS CABOS

300 Riverwalk Terrace #100 | Jenks 918-298-2226 SEE AD | PAGE 9

LOS CABOS

151 Bass Pro Drive | Broken Arrow 918-355-8877 SEE AD | PAGE 9

LOS CABOS

9455 N. Owasso Expressway | Owasso 918-609-8671 SEE AD | PAGE 9

MARYN’S TAPHOUSE AND RAW BAR

400 Riverwalk Terrace, Suite 180 | Jenks 918-946-2796

14 W. M.B. Brady St. | Tulsa 918-582-3383 SEE AD | PAGE 61

MIXCO

3rd and Denver | Tulsa 918-932-8571 SEE AD | PAGE 7

111 N. Main St. | Tulsa 918-794-7700 SEE AD | PAGE 7

RICARDOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 5629 E. 41st St. | Tulsa 918-622-2668

SEE AD | PAGE 89

RIVER SPIRIT CASINO RESORT

8330 Riverside Parkway | Tulsa SEE AD | PAGE 100

5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE BAR FIRESIDE GRILL

LANDSHARK BAR MARGARITAVILLE 918-995-8080

R UTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

918-995-8600

S COREBOARD SPORTS BAR TIKI DINER

3410 S. Peoria Ave. | Tulsa 918-561-6300 SEE AD | PAGE 98

3202 S. Memorial | Tulsa 918-660-0966

RUSTIC GATE CREAMERY

101 W. Main St. | Jenks 918-528-6227

SABORES

The Boxyard | 502 E. 3rd St., Unit 27 | Tulsa 918-212-9065 SEE AD | PAGE 35

SHARK BEACH BAR Safari Joe’s H2O Water Park 4707 E. 21st St. | Tulsa 918-749-7385

SEE AD | PAGE 55

SHILOH’S

2604 N. Aspen Ave. | Broken Arrow 918-254-1500

SISSEROU’S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT 107 N. Boulder Ave. | Tulsa 918-576-6800 SEE AD | PAGE 61

SMOKE. WOODFIRE GRILL 1542 E. 15th St. | Tulsa 918-949-4440 SEE AD | PAGE 79

SOUL CITY

1621 E. 11th St. | Tulsa 918-582-7685 SEE AD | PAGE 30

VISIONS BUFFET

SWEET BOUTIQUE

The Boxyard | 502 E. 3rd St., #13 | Tulsa 918-900-2238

3700 N. Old Hwy 66 | Catoosa 918-266-7853

MONDO’S RISTORANTE ITALIAN

ROZAY’S WINGZ AND THINGS

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JOHNNY ROCKETS

SEE AD | PAGE 36

ROSE ROCK MICROCREAMERY

The Boxyard | 502 E. 3rd St, #35 | Tulsa 918-396-8001 SEE AD | PAGE 37

TAVOLO

427 S. Boston Ave. | Tulsa 918-949-4498 SEE AD | PAGE 7

SEE AD | PAGE 81

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MOLLY’S LANDING

SEE AD | PAGE 66

2627 E. 11th St. | Tulsa 918-271-5051

SEE AD | PAGE 81

PRHYME: DOWNTOWN STEAKHOUSE

SEE AD | PAGE 70

MEXICALI BORDER CAFÉ

ROZAY’S WINGZ AND THINGS

TANDOORI GUYS

2039 W. Houston St. | Broken Arrow 918-893-2450 SEE AD | PAGE 67

THE BISTRO AT SEVILLE 10021 S. Yale Ave., #103 | Tulsa 918-296-3000 SEE AD | PAGE 29

THE COOKHOUSE

9701 E. 61st St. | Tulsa 918-286-8962 SEE AD | PAGE 53

TI AMO RISTORANTE ITALIANO 6024 S. Sheridan Road | Tulsa 918-499-1919

SEE AD | PAGE 45

TI AMO RISTORANTE ITALIANO 219 S. Cheyenne Ave. | Tulsa 918-592-5151

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TROPICAL RESTAURANT & BAR 8125 E. 49th St. | Tulsa 918-895-6433 SEE AD | PAGE 85

VILLAGE INN

2745 S. Harvard Ave. | Tulsa (918) 742-3515 SEE AD | PAGE 53

VILLAGE INN

3302 S. Memorial Dr. | Tulsa (918) 622-5015 SEE AD | PAGE 53

VILLAGE INN

5230 S. Yale Ave. | Tulsa (918) 496-1207 SEE AD | PAGE 53

VILLAGE INN

8320 E. 71st St. | Tulsa (918) 254-7623 SEE AD | PAGE 53

WATERFRONT GRILL

120 Aquarium Drive | Jenks 918-518-6300 SEE AD | PAGE 9

WILD HEART CAFÉ

501 S. Cherokee St. | Catoosa 918-739-4754 SEE AD | PAGE 66

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P U D ‘CUE From the whole-hog tradition of North Carolina to the trendy Texas brisket, many Green Country joints have their signature sauce or custom cut that puts them in the 'cue crown discussion. BY MICHELE CHIAPPETTA AND ROB HARMON

Whether you were born in Oklahoma, recently moved here or are just passing through, one truth about our food is clearly obvious if you take a little drive around the area; we love our barbecue. In fact, there may be more barbecue spots in Green Country than churches, which is saying a lot in the Bible Belt. What we’re saying is — if you’ve got a craving for smoked bologna, chopped brisket, pulled pork or wood-flavored ribs, you are in the right place. Tulsa and the surrounding towns

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are filled with barbecue restaurants, many of them the family-run, hole-in-the-wall joints that boast amazingly good food for a great price. A few are locally born chains that still retain that down-home feel you know and love about Okie food. Of course, you can argue best barbecue all day in Green Country, asking questions like: Is it better to smoke with hickory or pecan wood? Is the best sauce sweet or spicy? Does great barbecue even need sauce, or should it be eaten straight up? Where’s the

best spot in the area to enjoy a meal? The debate can go on and on endlessly. Or you can just try ‘em all, and enjoy each of our homespun barbecue spots for what makes them unique, whether it’s interesting combos, classic dishes, large portions, great desserts or something else. There’s something to love at every one of the places we’ve included on our list. Go forth and taste them all. Just bring some wet wipes to clean up your sauce-covered fingers after you chow down.

Albert G's Bar-B-Q 421 E. 1ST ST. TULSA 2748 S. HARVARD AVE. TULSA

Since the early 1990s, Tulsa has been blessed to enjoy some of the finest madefrom-scratch slow smoked barbecue Green Country’s got to offer. Albert G’s food is so flavorful, you’ll mark time from the first time you try it. Their Angus brisket, smoked every night for 12 hours, makes the mouth feel the way it feels to see a good friend for the first time in years. Order a sandwich or a meat combo meal with their excellent sides and believe us, you’re in heaven.

Buffet at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa 777 W. CHEROKEE ST. CATOOSA

Ready for a seconds or thirds kind of barbecue meal? Look no further than the Buffet at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. A plate of delicious ribs or perfectly smoked brisket is waiting, and they’ll keep it coming as long as you can last. Don’t forget the other choices, too. Where else can you have top notch Mexican, Italian, Asian, American and outstanding barbecue all at the same time? It’s all part of your barbecue fantasy.

Billy Ray's Catfish & BBQ 3524 SOUTHWEST BLVD. T U LSA 1904 S. ELM PLACE B R OK EN A R R OW

Billy Sims Barbecue MULTIPLE T U LSA , B R OK EN A R R OW, LOCATIONS C L A R EM OR E, J ENKS A ND M OR E

Tulsa lost a favorite son when founder Billy Ray Cooper died last year, but the restaurant is still going strong. Ribs so juicy and moist, these are truly an experience you’ll wish you could have every day of your life. When they say their ribs fall off the bone, they’re not lying. Another good thing about Billy Ray’s, maybe the best, is that you can always take home a bottle of the sauce. Billy Ray’s grandmother, Minnie, left her sauce recipe behind for the world to try and we’ve been loving it ever since.

Oklahoma is not only known for its many college football national championships (seven and counting), but also its barbecue, especially when the two are combined, like in the case of Billy Sims Barbecue. Let’s face it, when Billy Sims had the ball in college and in the pros, he was so much better than his opponents, it just wasn’t fair. It’s pretty much that way with his restaurants, too. Any item you choose off the menu stiff-arms any appetite you can throw at it.

Burn Co. Barbeque

Elmer's BBQ

1738 S. BOSTON AVE. T U LSA 500 RIVERWALK TERRACE #135 J ENKS

Burn Co. has the reputation and the meat to back it up. Every time. The fantastic customer service and friendly atmosphere is among the best and of course, it’s the barbecue that keeps people coming back. Just a word of caution — don’t think of Burn Co. as a fast food joint where you can pop in and out. Tulsans love this place so much that an average lunchtime visit to Burn Co. begins with a line that forms in the parking lot. But don’t let that discourage you. It’s always worth the wait.

4130 S. PEORIA AVE. T U LSA

Fantastic service and a cool atmosphere, on top of sensational food, make Elmer’s the right choice every time. There’s not many badder barbecue sandwiches out there than at Elmer’s BBQ on Peoria Avenue. In fact, as they say, it’s so bad it’s good. Pour some of their world famous sauce over it and you’ll be in barbecue heaven. Also check out their jazz and blues memorabilia while you’re at it. It’s nearly its own museum.

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Mac's BBQ Knotty Pig

Leon's Smoke Shack BBQ

1030 W. ROGERS BLVD. S K I ATOOK

When the whole family is in the mood for a mix of barbecue, burgers and chili, a trip to the Knotty Pig is in order. A favorite of many locals, Knotty Pig serves a lot of classics, like Frito pie and St. Louis ribs, as well as a few intriguing, unexpected food combinations like the pulled pork grilled cheese sandwich, or the Knotty Bowl — which piles your choice of smoked meat atop handcut french fries, mac-n-cheese, a cheeseburger patty, chili, pepper jack cheese, fried onions and jalapenos.

Owner Leon Thompson started smoking meat as a hobby before launching into the restaurant business. And his philosophy is that barbecue is simple and familyfocused. Consequently, the Smoke Shack is a no-nonsense, reliable, affordable barbecue spot that delivers all the meats you’d expect — beef brisket, bologna, hot links, sausage, pulled pork, spareribs, baby back ribs — smoked with pecan wood and served in traditional combos or atop a baked potato if you prefer.

Wondering what’s happening in Skiatook? Mac’s BBQ, for one thing. Since 1985, this homespun place has been making its barbecue old-school — just premium cut meats smoked over hickory and pecan woods, using Mac’s homemade rub for maximum flavor. They also offer an awardwinning homemade house sauce, and have made it into the Oklahoma BBQ Hall of Fame (did you know we had one of those?). Try the Okie while you’re there — chopped beef, sautéed peppers, onions and cheese sauce on a Philly bun — and save room for the freshly baked cobbler for dessert.

Oklahoma Joe's Bar-B-Cue

Oklahoma Style Bar-B-Que

RibCrib

6835 E. 15TH ST. TULSA

333 W. ALBANY ST. B ROKEN ARROW 19361 NE ROBSON ROAD CATOOSA 25 W. 5TH ST. TULSA 6175 E. 61ST ST. TULSA

With famous chefs like Wolfgang Punk praising Oklahoma Joe’s, it’s a given this spot is meal-worthy. Owner Joe Davidson is known for making and selling smokers at the State Fair and winning barbecue cookoffs; Davidson has even won the Grand Champion Overall Title at the Jack Daniel’s World Championship. Eventually, he and fellow cook-off pal Jeff Stehney opened this local restaurant chain. In addition to Oklahoma style brisket and other barbecue meats, you’ll also find a Carolina style barbecue sandwich with the distinctive sauce made of mustard, vinegar, sugar and spices that Carolina barbecue is known for.

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601 S. SHERIDAN ROAD T U LSA

2225 N. HARVARD AVE. T U LSA

Established in 1993, this little family business is a favorite among locals. Unassuming on the outside, you might be tempted to drive by, but don’t. Instead, stop in and sample some great Southern classics as well as limited specials. Keep an eye out for the turnip greens and turkey legs because you won’t be disappointed. And of course, this spot serves savory ribs, pork, brisket, hot links, sliced beef, boneless chicken and more. They make their own sauces, which you can buy by the pint, quart or gallon. And don’t forget to try their sweet potatoes pies which regulars swear by.

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Barbecue ribs that simply melt in your mouth, savory pulled pork grilled just right, perfectly sliced smoked brisket, moist, tender chicken that slides off the bone — it all awaits you at RibCrib. For over two decades these guys have been fine tuning the art of barbecue and we’ve had the pleasure of tasting the end results. If you’ve never been blessed with a hot, steaming plate of good, old-fashioned barbecue from RibCrib, seriously, what are you waiting for?

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Also Check Out Bob’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que 1100 N. 11th St. | Muskogee

Runts Bar-B-Q 3003 W. OKMULGEE AVE. M U S KOG EE

Next time you’re hunting for a place to eat in Muskogee, remember to swing by Runts Bar-B-Q. Launched in 2001, Runts makes everything from scratch, including its fanfavorite banana pudding. Before you eat dessert, though, get some of their smoked meat first. You’ll find ribs, brisket, hot and mild links, grilled chicken, fried catfish, shrimp, sirloin, rib-eye and more to choose from. If you dare, try their all-you-can eat options. Or swing by for one of their lunch specials, which range between $6–8.

Stone Mill BBQ and Steakhouse 2000 W. RENO ST. B R OK EN A R R OW

When you want a bit of traditional restaurant atmosphere along with your barbecue, visit Stone Mill. This spot features charming, woodsy decor, and is spacious enough to seat a big group if you’re out with the whole family or a bunch of friends. Their sizable menu includes plenty that’s not strictly barbecue — catfish, shrimp, filet mignon, pork chops and more. And of course, they offer traditional barbecue options from brisket and ribs to hot links and bologna. Locals love their friendly service too.

Buffalo’s BBQ 201 N. Highway 11 | Sperry

Cacy’s BBQ 399 E. Main St. | Jenks

Cowboy’s Bar-B-Q & Grill 401 N. York St. | Muskogee

Dink’s Pit Bar-B-Que 2929 E. Frank Phillips Blvd. | Bartlesville

Freddie’s BBQ 1425 New Sapulpa Road | Sapulpa

House of Smoke BBQ 419 N. Wood Dr. | Okmulgee

Trails End BBQ 8888 N. GARNETT ROAD OWASS O

My Place Bar-B-Q 2021 Gibson St. | Muskogee

Smokies Hickory House BBQ 5251 E. Kenosha St. | Broken Arrow

Stutts House of Barbeque 2021 E. Apache | Tulsa

Wildhorse Mountain BBQ 110895 S. 4612 Road | Sallisaw

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John Cash in Owasso makes some of the best barbecue you’ll ever have. His tender ribs and smoked brisket are so flavorful that you won’t soon forget you tried them. Those who’ve already had their lip-smacking barbecue will tell you that the texture and taste of Trail’s End BBQ is so uniquely delicious, it’s hard to stop eating it. Thankfully, with an all-you-caneat Tuesday and Wednesday special, you don’t have to.

Visions Buffet | River Spirit Casino Resort 8330 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY T U LSA

Among everything that River Spirit provides to those in thirst of adventure and pleasure, one of the best kept secrets is its outstanding buffet. Always tender and juicy, their barbecue beef is definitely the kind that keeps you coming back for more. Anytime you can put barbecue and all-you-can-eat in the same sentence it’s magical, which is pretty much the best word to describe the whole experience at River Spirit. One of the staples is the casino’s pork and beans that features pecan and apple wood smoked pork belly with baked cannellini beans with collard greens and pork belly chicharron finished with a guajillo chile BBQ sauce and blue corn fried onion tumbleweed.

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With more than three decades of experience, Chef Nobu has created a cool and comfortable haven at Fuji Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar for enjoying some of the best in Japanese culture and cuisine. By Donna Leahey Photos by Sarah Eliza Roberts

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There are so many things to love about sushi. It’s healthy, it’s edible art, it combines flavors and colors and textures into adventuresome mouthfuls. It’s great for making a special occasion even more special, a quick, light lunch, or an evening sharing an experience with friends. Fuji Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar is Tulsa’s oldest sushi bar. Masanobu Terauchi, known as

Chef Nobu, opened Fuji in 1986 and still comes in every morning to make the sushi rice. With more than three decades of experience, Chef Nobu has created a cool and comfortable haven for enjoying some of the best in Japanese culture and cuisine. Fuji is tucked away in a strip mall at the corner of 71st Street and Memorial Drive. A stroll across the green lawn gives

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you a chance to contemplate the Japanese characters on the tinted windows: Determined, Taste, Dream, Love, and Beauty. Inside, Fuji is a refreshing and cool oasis. The high ceilings give the interior a spacious feel, while the white, red, and black color scheme evokes the spirit of Japan. The air is rich with scents of garlic and ginger, soy sauce and more savory and tangy flavors.

To your right is the bar, with a trio of TVs and booths. Ahead is the dining area and to your left is the sushi bar. If you’re there on your own or with a small party, consider sitting at the sushi bar. Watching the care that goes into the art of sushi makes you appreciate your meal even more. Fuji’s sushi chefs are artists, putting together food that’s not just delicious, but beautiful.

Sushi is so much more than just raw fish. Besides rolls, there’s nigiri, sashimi, hand-rolls, and more. “Nigiri is fish served on a ball of sushi rice and is usually served in pairs,” explains Matt Cooper, the general manager of Fuji. “Sashimi is fish on a bed of greens. And a hand roll is served cone-style and usually eaten in your hand. It’s like a sushi icecream cone.” While answering, Cooper expertly slices and rolls,

adds a pinch of wasabi and a splash of pickled ginger before sending out a plate. If you’re a sushi-lover in Green Country, there’s a very good chance you learned to enjoy it at Fuji, but sushi is not the only cuisine Fuji offers. “We’re really two restaurants in one,” says Cooper. “We’re a sushi bar, but we also have a full kitchen. It gives us the chance to offer more variety.”

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If you’re in the mood for sushi, you’re in the right place. Fuji’s fish comes from multiple

Be sure to check out the monthly specials for a beautiful sushi boat, roll, or entree at a special price. If you’d like to learn to make your own sushi, check Fuji’s website for Chef Nobu’s sushi making class or call Fuji to learn when the next class will be held.

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The kitchen entrees come with a soup and salad, and in an array of choices to suit any appetite. There’s a 12-ounce New York Strip; it’s 100 percent certified Angus beef and can be prepared either teriyaki or shioyaki style. There’s a choice of rice bowls, a traditional Japanese dish with vegetables in a sweet sauce, baked with an egg and served over rice with your choice of fried chicken, sautéed chicken, katsu-fried pork, or steak. Cooper’s favorite is the Japanese curry — a flavorful vegetable curry with your choice of protein. If you want a little bit of everything, try a Bento Box — a special combination of edamame, fruit, and your choice of rolls, sushi, and entrees all served in a unique Japanese box.

distributors and is delivered several times a week, to make sure your fish is as fresh as possible. The key is experience in handling the fish, and Fuji has plenty of experience. If you’re new to sushi, take a look at the Geisha Meal or the Warrior Meal, a selection of rolls at a special price that make it easy to ease your way into sushi. For the sushi pros, there are pages of choices of rolls, nigiri, sashimi, hand rolls, and more. Here’s a menu pro tip: many of the ingredients for the rolls are listed by their Japanese name — kan instead of snow crab, for instance. If you look at the nigiri and sashimi a la carte menu, it’s like your sushi menu Rosetta stone, helping you translate toro to fatty tuna and ika to squid.

Fuji offers an extensive list of cold and hot appetizers. You can’t go wrong with something like their marinated seaweed salad or some steamed edamame. But Fuji has some specialties you definitely want to try. The hot crab and cheese dip is a savory and creamy blend of crab with four cheeses. Or pamper yourself with some lobster wontons — lobster, spinach, mozzarella, and Parmesan in a crispy wonton shell. Cooper is a fan of the tempura appetizers. “We have the best tempura,” he says. It is amazingly light and crispy, with the tempura coating enhancing rather than covering up the flavors of the vegetable or protein.

Some of the tempura options include calamari, soft shell crab, vegetable, or shrimp. The vegetable and shrimp combo is a sure bet, with veggies ranging from broccoli to butternut squash served with generoussized shrimp and a mild dipping sauce to set it all off.

A recent addition to the Fuji menu is ramen. “Ramen is a popular Japanese dish. There are a lot of ramen houses there,” he says. “We wanted to round out the kitchen menu by adding it.” This is not that stuff you ate for cheap in college. Fuji’s ramen is not just delicious; it’s beautiful. Fuji makes it all from scratch, including their own chashu — a traditional Japanese marinated pork. “We marinate our own chashu and reduce it down ourselves. It’s all very high quality.”

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Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of the cultures that make up the islands, and the bright, varied flavors of Sisserou's menu reflect that with a well-rounded Dominica regional experience through fine dining and atmosphere.

Dominica is a beautiful little jewel of an island in the Caribbean. It’s known as the Nature Island for its lush tropical rainforests, extensive and varied species of plant life, and crystal-clear rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. If you’ve got a couple of weeks of vacation, you could fly there to immerse yourself in the culture and cuisine. But if you can spare only an evening, you could visit Sisserou’s Caribbean Restaurant in Tulsa’s Arts District instead.

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“When we opened, we wanted to make this place an ode to Dominica. We wanted to showcase the beauty and vibrancy of the island,” says Ilana Velazquez. She and her brother, Eben Shillingford, co-own Sisserou’s, with Shillingford also acting as head chef. “We want you transported to another place when you step in the door.”

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Velazquez’s love for Dominica and for Sisserou’s is apparent as soon as she starts talking. “Dominica is where our family’s from. The name of the restaurant comes from the Sisserou, the bird of the island. It’s endangered and only found in Dominica,” she says. Sisserou’s is a lovely, cool and quiet space in a historic warehouse building. The high ceilings and open plan create a spacious feel. Black paint makes the high ceilings seem to disappear, while the white walls are decorated with photos of family vacations taken on the island of Dominica. Scattered throughout the space are bright pops of island color. Pendant lights made from cacao leaves hang down in a rainbow of orange, yellow, blue, and coral. “The color scheme is from the Sisserou,” Velazquez explains.

Each section of Sisserou’s evokes the island, highlighted by custom artwork by local artist Charles C. Burgess. On Dominica, the Emerald Pool is a colorful waterfall grotto. In Sisserou’s, the beautiful green pool is evoked by a greenish wash on the floor. The bar is Trafalgar Falls, with the famous twin waterfalls replicated in the bar’s water feature. The third area is presided over by the watchful eye of a Sisserou parrot, peering out of another of Burgess’ paintings.

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Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of the cultures that make up the islands, and the bright, varied flavors of Sisserou’s menu reflect that. Velazquez and her brother are dedicated to treating you to the fun and vibrancy of the islands. “We’re the only authentic Caribbean restaurant in town,” she says. “So, we want to give a well-

The most popular items on the menu are the various jerk chicken dishes like jerk chicken wings, tacos, salad, or sandwich. The jerk chicken wings appetizer is a great option to get your taste buds in the island vibe — eight generous wings marinated in Sisserou’s house jerk spice and grilled to perfection. The juicy

Almost everything is made in-house. Ingredients are purchased from local vendors like Tulsa Beef whenever possible, with fresh ingredients flown in from Key West and the Gulf four times a week. “It’s caught and sent through FedEx the next day,” she explains. “Everything is labor intensive, from the sauces and dressings made here to the french fries and sweet potato fries.”

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Velazquez recommends the escovitch red snapper as well. “It’s a perfect combination of flavor and very traditional,” she says. “It’s dusted with spices and pan seared, topped with escovitch style pickled peppers and onions, and topped with two jumbo jerk shrimp.” It’s served with plantains and Jamaican rice and peas. Another very popular item is the rasta pasta. You can get it

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No trip to the Caribbean would be complete without some island drinks. Consider the Dominican favorite, rum punch. This refresher is made with rum, lime, simple syrup, tamarind, bitters and nutmeg served over ice. Another fun option is the Pamplemousse. It’s made with ruby red vodka, triple sec and a splash of Malibu coconut rum mixed with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, lime and sweetened with a splash of simple syrup. It’s garnished with a slice of bruleed grapefruit.

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Consider the traditional stewed oxtail next time you’re in. It’s a traditional Caribbean dish using meat from the tail of a steer. The oxtail is stewed until tender with carrots, red peppers, red cabbage and potatoes. The whole thing is served over rice with a rich, thick gravy. It’s hearty, savory, island comfort food.

Finish off your meal with a sweet treat like rum cake or coconut creme brulee. Velazquez especially loves the creme brulee. It’s a rich, creamy, sweet treat infused with coconut for that Caribbean feel. The rum cake is a delicate cake with a pineapple rum glaze, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a grilled slice of pineapple. It’s a perfect finish to a fantastic culinary vacation.

All the salads are a light and fresh delight, but there is an extra-special treat on the salad menu: the seared tuna salad. Sisserou’s takes a generous cut of ahi grade tuna and sears the outside. It’s sliced to show that rich, red, rare tuna and displayed atop sliced mango on a salad of spring greens. The whole thing is drizzled with a sweet and tangy apricot glaze. The flavors and textures are like an island party in your mouth. It’s an especially nice choice during the heat of an Oklahoma summer: cool, light, and refreshing.

Consider the crab back appetizer for something a little more unusual. “It’s like a deconstructed crabcake,” explains Velazquez. It’s made with lump crabmeat, sautéed with herbs, tomatoes, onions, and scallions. It’s sprinkled with buttery breadcrumbs and baked to a beautiful golden brown. “It’s traditionally served in a crab shell, but we replace the shell with a china dish.”

with chicken for lunch or crab stuffed salmon for dinner. The rasta pasta is based on a classic Jamaican dish and prepared with trecce dell’orto pasta, mushrooms, red peppers, and red onions, in a rich cream sauce. The savory, indulgent sauce has a surprising hint of warm spices along with a light tingle of heat. The salmon is stuffed with sweet crab and topped with walnut pesto. The whole thing is set off with a crunchy Parmesan crisp perched on the edge of the bowl.

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On Wednesday and Saturday, Albert G’s offers a smoked chicken dinner special. It’s a half-chicken, perfectly smoked and flavored. With your choice of sides, it’s a perfect meal. That 12-hour smoked brisket can be served sliced or chopped

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For an adventure in a sandwich, try the Fat Albert G’s sandwich. It’s an exploration of the animal kingdom, combining a generous portion of bologna, chopped brisket, smoked turkey, and a butterflied hotlink stacked on a bun with coleslaw on top. Just because the side items are on the side doesn’t mean they’re an afterthought. Everything from the baked beans to the sweet potato waffle fries are made with that same care that goes into the meats. Pay special

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The pulled pork is another favorite. After bathing all night in hickory smoke and slow heat, the pork is great all by itself or in one of Albert G’s sandwiches. Albert G’s housemade sauces go great on it, but honestly, it’s plenty flavorful on its own.

You can get any meat that’s not on a bone as a sandwich with one side. Pulled pork, chopped brisket, or some of that fantastic smoked turkey all make a great sandwich. Hot links, polish sausage, or the cut-to-order bologna all pile up very nicely on a bun.

For a lighter meal, or a starter with friends, try one of the appetizers or salads. The smoked chicken wings are a great way to start any meal, or try the Route 66 nachos with crisp textures and savory toppings. And after, be sure to check out the desserts. If you can find any room at all, consider the chocolate bourbon pecan pie. It’s a little bit of heaven on the end of your fork.

The ribs are always a favorite, for good reason. They’re fall-offthe-bone tender and seasoned to perfection with Gawey’s own spice rub. These pork ribs are moist, rich, and satisfying. Albert G’s calls them Tulsa Style. “Tulsa style ribs are my version of St. Louis style,” he says. “They’re a St. Louis trim, but with our rub and our seasoning.” If you’re curious, a St. Louis trim starts with a full rack and then trims away the spareribs, leaving a uniform shape and nothing but tender meat on the bone.

Speaking of combo plates, Albert G’s two- or three-meat combo plates are a great way to explore the menu. You can try bologna, ribs, and sliced brisket, or maybe you’d prefer pulled pork, hot links, and turkey. It’s your choice of meats, so feel free to try something new. Each combo is served with two sides and makes for a great meal.

attention to the tabouli. It’s Gawey’s mom’s recipe and is a perfect side for all that hearty smoked meat. The flavor is bright and light and the balance of textures is just right.

Albert G’s Harvard location was recently remodeled. The building is striking with a bright red exterior with wood siding and a bold red, white, and black sign pointing you toward the good eats to be found inside. With the remodel, the exterior doesn’t look that much like a gas station, but if you know what to look for, you can still see it. Inside, it’s a lot more obvious. The enclosed patio is where the pumps used to be. The dining room used to be the garage, in fact, the tracks for the overhead door are still in place. The dining room is decorated with an antique fuel pump and plenty of old gas station signs that Gawey and family have collected over the years. The Gawey family is permanently part of the place now; look for “Mom” and

The look of Albert G’s Harvard location has changed, but the food is still the same fantastically flavorful smoked meats and delicious sides. In fact, with the opening of the downtown Albert G’s, the Harvard location’s menu has expanded.

and the care Gawey puts into it shows. It’s 100 percent certified Angus, served lean. Whether you prefer tender slices or juicy chopped, the savory beef flavored with Albert G’s seasoning and hickory smoke is a treat. It’s great on its own or as part of a combo plate.

Whatever title you may decide to use for him, Gawey pulls some seriously good meats out of his smoker every day. “The pork and the brisket smoke all night,” Gawey says. “Twelve hours.” In the morning, racks of sausage and hot links, wings, bologna, turkey, and ribs generously rubbed with Gawey’s own spice blend wait to slow cook while soaking up the flavor of hickory smoke. “I like the flavor of hickory,” he says. “I think it tastes better.”

“Cathy” scratched into the slab near the front door. “That’s my mom and my sister,” Gawey says.

Albert G’s is smokin’ to please and has been since 1992. For 26 years, a converted service station on Harvard has been home to some of the best barbecue to be found in barbecue-savvy Green Country, led by Chuck Gawey, who says he’s both the owner and dishwasher.

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BEHIND CLO The Market Store by East + West’s main focus may be premium men’s casual wear, but owner Ben Kilgore is focused on selling more of the city he loves, including family-owned farms. BEN KILGORE When Ben Kilgore, owner of The Market Store by East + West — a premium men’s casual wear shop located at The Boxyard in the heart of downtown Tulsa — talks about his businesses over the last 10 years, you can’t help but understand his heart for the city he loves and his commitment to serving the people of Tulsa. “We want to be more than a men’s retail shop,” says Kilgore. “We want to sell people on Tulsa and what we love about living here.” When Kilgore first got married, he and his wife, Noelle, wanted to build something that added value to Tulsa. That’s why they opened Shoe Gypsy on Cherry Street where they enjoyed being part of the Tulsa community of shop owners who were friends more than competition. “Tulsa is small enough that if you’re brave enough to open a retail clothing store, people who have done it take note and champion you,” says Kilgore. After several years in business, a move to Phoenix, Ariz., took them out of Tulsa, but they still managed to run the business for a while. “It was hard to be in two towns at once,” says Kilgore. So they ultimately closed the doors. Ten years later and back in Tulsa, Kilgore has never lost sight of his vision to give back to the city he loves. Two years ago, when he read that a unique downtown shopping mall made entirely of shipping containers was opening featuring several women’s shops, he knew exactly what The Boxyard needed: a men’s retail store.

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A big fan of East + West in St. Louis — a premium men’s store that carries unique contemporary casual products — Kilgore wanted to bring similar quality brands to Tulsa. So he contacted the owner,

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Today, Kilgore loves having his shop in the heart of downtown where there are plenty of restaurants and bars, but not much retail. “The Boxyard feels like a family of local shop owners all helping each other out. We’ve become friends,” says Kilgore. “Sometimes when we close our shops, we’ll go over to Open Container and have drinks together. Doing retail is tough enough, but having a shop in The Boxyard makes it feel like you’re not alone.” While Kilgore loves the products they offer customers, after a year in business he wanted to expand the offerings to better serve more of Tulsa. “We loved who we were — a premium men’s store with some of the best brands in

Other plans for the shop include supporting other industries in town and collaborating with the four different Tulsa subcultures — beer, coffee, food and drink — and music by partnering local artisans during First Fridays and other times of the year.

Since reopening, The Market Store by East + West has brought in some home goods and grooming products at a more accessible price range, while still offering a micro-shop version of the full size East + West. “We have a highly concentrated and curated selection, but we have access to a lot of clothes and products we don’t have the space for,” says Kilgore. If they don’t carry the size or specific product at The Boxyard, if it’s in the other stores, he can have it in Tulsa in two days. “Some of our unique brands are made by smaller, family-owned businesses and have never been in Tulsa.” Popular brands include Norse Projects ( functional work wear designed in Denmark), 3sixteen (denim and shirt outerwear), Rogue Territory (handmade denim), Reigning Champ (active and athletic wear), and Topo Designs (high-quality gear and clothing for the outdoors and everyday life). To expand on the vision to serve the community, Kilgore plans on partnering with family-owned farms to bring fresh produce to his store for customers to purchase six days a week and to support local farms.

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“At the time I had a recording studio on Eighth Street and Boston Avenue, so one shipping container that had 320 square feet was a manageable investment,” says Kilgore. The idea of using old shipping containers and the way it was laid out in a courtyard appealed to Kilgore. He also loved the idea that The Boxyard was to be comprised of all local shops.

In September, Kilgore plans to partner with Prairie Creek Farms to bring a pig roast to the top deck. “We’ll use local chefs for the sides and all food will come from local farms,” he says.

Kilgore even consulted with Simpson on the original East + West, so it made sense to partner with someone he already knew.

In 2018, they decided to close their doors for a month to take some time with their newly adopted son and to reconcept the store to better serve The Boxyard customer.

because people want the convenience of buying produce the day they are cooking.”

“Brian’s wife grew up in Jenks and whenever they came to town, he would stop by the store,” says Kilgore. “We became friends. I’d even take him to my house and to my private stash of shoes. I’d let him shop out of my closet.”

men’s casual wear in the world,” says Kilgore. “But we wanted everyone who walked into the store to feel that there was something there for them.”

Brian Simpson, who had been one of Kilgore’s best Shoe Gypsy customers and asked to partner with him to bring a micro-shop version of his store to Tulsa.

“These family-owned farms are in dire straits,” says Kilgore. “They depend on the once-aweek farmer’s markets, and they can’t thrive

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Tangier Island, Va., is unique. Mapped by John Smith in 1608, settled during the American Revolution, the tiny sliver of mud is home to 470 hardy people who live an isolated, challenging existence as their fleet of small fishing boats strive to catch prized Chesapeake Bay blue crab. But Tangier’s shoreline is vanishing by 15 feet a year — meaning this storied place will likely succumb first among U.S. towns to the effects of climate change. Islanders could be forced to abandon their home within 25 years. Meanwhile, the graves of their forebears are being sprung open by encroaching tides, and the conservative, deeply religious Tangiermen ponder the end times.

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Until post WW II, heart surgery did not exist. Ticker provides a riveting history of the pioneers who gave their all to the courageous process of cutting into the only organ humans cannot live without.

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Gracie Mueller is a proud mother and devoted wife, living with her husband Randy in upstate New York. Her life is complicated by the usual tedium and stressors. But when Randy’s failing career makes finances tight, their home goes into foreclosure, and Gracie feels she has no choice but to return to the creatively illegal and high-stakes lifestyle of her past in order to keep all that she’s worked so hard to have. When things inevitably begin to spin out of her control, more questions about the truth of her past are raised, including all the ones she never meant to, or even knew to, ask.

HIS ONLY WEAKNESS BY MAYA BANKS

Tori Devereaux is a survivor who is finally ready to put her past behind her and move on. But her ability to see the future has also become her greatest curse. She doesn’t know if the dreams are foretelling the future or are nightmares of her past. Her coworker, Dane Elliot, has never been far from her side since her rescue from a maniac several years before. As Tori is plagued by visions that haunt her night and day, and with her attacker still on the loose, Dane will move heaven and earth to protect the woman who is his one weakness, to make sure she’s safe and finally in his arms.

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When renowned cargo pilot Rye Mallett is asked to fly into a completely fogbound northern Georgia town and deliver a mysterious black box, he takes the job and doesn’t ask questions. But when his plane is sabotaged, causing him to crash land, he is irresistibly drawn to the intrigue surrounding his cargo — and to the mysterious and alluring woman, Brynn, who is sent to retrieve it. Soon Rye and Brynn are in a treacherous race to deliver the box before time runs out or they end up dead. ALSO LOOK FOR:

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She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill By Joan Morgan AUG. 7

Released in 1998, Lauryn Hill’s first solo album is often cited by music critics as one of the most important recordings in modern history. Artists from Beyoncé to Nicki Minaj to Janelle Monáe have claimed it as an inspiration.

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If You Leave Me A Double Life By Crystal Hana Kim By Flynn Berry AUG. 7

This emotionally riveting debut novel about war, family, and forbidden love tells the story of two ill-fated lovers in Korea and the heartbreaking choices they’re forced to make in the years surrounding the Civil War that still haunts us.

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Loosely inspired by one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of the 20th century — the Lord Lucan case — A Double Life offers a moving, fictionalized reflection on women and violence, trauma and memory, and class and privilege.

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City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot.

Lawyer Finn Cavanaugh is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. He’s reluctant to take time off from work until he meets his beautiful new neighbor, London Watson, a Tony Award winning actress who is recovering from a tragedy that has pushed her from the stage.

Under a Dark Sky By Lori Rader-Day AUG. 7

When grieving widow Eden Wallace finds herself a suspect in a murder investigation, she must make sense of the chaos and lies to evade a ruthless killer.

Tiffany Blues By M.J. Rose AUG. 7

In 1924 New York, a young painter’s traumatic past threatens to derail her career at a prestigious summer artists’ colony run by Louis Comfort Tiffany of Tiffany & Co. fame.

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When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier. While Chen’s quest for answers gives purpose to his lonely life, it also pits him against soldiers and scientists with motives of their own: a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge.

MASTERING FEAR: A NAVY SEAL’S GUIDE

BY BRANDON WEBB AND JOHN DAVID MANN

Brandon Webb has run life-threatening missions in the world’s worst trouble spots. As a Navy SEAL, he learned how to manage the natural impulse to panic in the face of terrifying situations. As a media CEO and national television commentator, he has learned how to apply those same skills in civilian life. Drawing on his experiences in combat and business, along with colorful anecdotes from his vast network of super-achiever friends from astronauts to billionaires, Webb shows how people from all walks of life can stretch and transcend their boundaries and learn to use their fears as fuel to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

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Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer away — no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won’t let Ellory forget her past mistakes, she is consumed by guilt and loss. The path forward isn’t a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies — the lies Ellory has been telling herself.

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Created by the expert hosts of the popular Well-Fed Women podcast, this step-by-step food and fitness plan for women explains how to improve health by changing the quality — not the quantity — of the food you eat.

Can You Learn to Be Lucky?: Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others By Karla Starr AUG. 14

Some people believe they make their own success, while others say it boils down to luck. Starr offers a third option.

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Coconuts and Kettlebells By Noelle Tarr and Stefani Ruper

Elise is frightened of spiders, people, even trees. So she never goes out, night or day. Then one day, a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a knock at the door. Elise has a visitor who will change everything. The Visitor is a story about friendship and shyness as a child unwittingly brings light and color — literally — into a lonely person’s life.

In this third DC Icons book, Selina Kyle (Catwoman) is playing a desperate game of cat and mouse, forming unexpected friendships and entangling herself with Batwing by night and her devilishly handsome neighbor Luke Fox by day. But with a dangerous threat from the past on her tail, will she be able to pull off the heist that’s closest to her heart?

Ernestine, Catastrophe Queen By Merrill Wyatt AUG. 7

Ernestine Montgomery is the kind of kid who gets things done. She’s smart, prepared, and always knows just what to do. But there’s big trouble brewing inside the walls of the rambling old mansion where she lives, and only Ernestine can decipher the clues that point in one direction — murder.

When Xavier’s ball bounces away, he Inside the Villains wonders if he’ll ever get it back. By Clotilde Perrin Follow the letters AUG. 1 of the alphabet as This pop-up the ball bounces book reveals the secrets of the most and wreaks havoc through the city and famous fairytale find out! villains — the giant, the wolf, and the witch — with interactive flaps, a twist on wellknown tales, and personality cards for each villain.

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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

Christopher Robin, the little boy from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, has grown up and lost all sense of imagination. Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood re-enter Christopher’s life to help him find it again. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings RATING: PG

Two hundred miles off the Chinese coast, a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark called a megalodon, thought to be long dead, rises from the depths of the ocean and attacks a research submersible, leaving its crew stranded. Diver Jonas Taylor — who has encountered the monster before — is called into action to help rescue the crew and stop the meaty monster before it attacks the mainland. Cast: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson

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In a world where puppets exist but are reviled by society and considered inferior to humans, puppet private investigator, Phil Phillips, reunites with his ex-partner detective Connie Edwards to find a serial killer who murdered Phil’s brother and is now targeting the cast members of the 1980s television series The Happytime Gang. Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Bill Barretta RATING: NR

RATING: PG-13

THE DARKEST MINDS

After a plague kills nearly all of America’s children, the ones left are given special abilities. Ruby, one of the most powerful, runs away from her government internment camp with other teenagers. The group comes to realize they can form a rebellion and exact revenge upon those in power who have tortured their generation. Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie

Audrey and her best friend Morgan find themselves embroiled in a major international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend unexpectedly re-enters her life with a team of assassins on his trail and reveals that he is actually a CIA agent. Cast: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Sam Heughan RATING: NR

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A group of interconnected people in Los Angeles are brought together by their lovable canine counterparts. Cast: Eva Longoria, Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens RATING: PG

REPLICAS

In a Christofascist collectivist future, a daring synthetic biologist, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch RATING: PG-13

CRAZY RICH ASIANS

RATING: PG-13

THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME

DOG DAYS

BLACKKKLANSMAN

Ron Stallworth, an African-American detective in Colorado Springs, Colo., infiltrates the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan and eventually becomes the head of the chapter. Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier RATING: NR

Chinese-American economics professor Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding, only to be thrusted into the lives of Asia’s rich and famous. She discovers that her boyfriend comes from a very wealthy family with a dark past, and that every woman wants him. Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan RATING: PG-13

SLENDER MAN

A group of teenage girls attempt to investigate the mystery of the Slender Man after a friend of theirs goes missing, only to become haunted by the Slender Man himself. Cast: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair RATING: NR

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YOU’RE DARN TOOTIN’ AND TWO TARS (1928) Two classic Laurel and Hardy shorts.

SHOWING UNTIL AUG. 10

THE LITTLE STRANGER

The son of a housemaid, Dr. Faraday has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants — mother, son and daughter — are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own. Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter RATING: NR

DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT

On the rocky path to sobriety after a lifechanging accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life in this autobiographical tale directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara and Jack Black.

LITTLE PINK HOUSE

A smalltown nurse emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on seizing the land and handing it over to Pfizer Corporation.

AUG. 3

OIL CAPITAL UNDERGROUND

Documentary focused on the 197090 underground rock, punk and thrash scene in Tulsa.

KIN

Chased by a vengeful criminal, the feds, and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection. Cast: James Franco, Zoe Kravitz, Dennis Quaid RATING: PG-13 NR = A rating was not available as of Aug. 18, 2018

Release dates and ratings are subject to change.

EIGHTH GRADE

Thirteen-yearold Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school.

Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else’s lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor. Soon they’re out of a job, as well as their lodgings when the landlady finds out they’ve been fired. The boys try their luck at being street musicians, but the tiffs they get into with each other soon spread to passersby in general, until the street is filled with men pulling each other’s pants off in You’re Darn Tootin’. In Two Tars, the pair are sailors on shore leave who rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of tit-for-tat retaliations which eventually has most of the cars in pieces.

AUG. 24

PUZZLE

Taken for granted as a suburban mother, Agnes discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

SKATE KITCHEN

Camille’s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.

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