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DEMOLITION DAYS, Part 47

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As I was picking myself up off the shooter’s shack floor, I glanced over to the TV.
The ballplayers were all wandering around the field, looking skyward. Evidently, there was this hellacious explosion…even the television sports commentators were speculating as to what happened.
Whoops.
I looked out into the quarry. The wall that I had charged had receded some 75 feet.
There was rather a large amount of shattered, blasted dolomitic limestone now in the quarry. Enough, I found out later, for a full month’s worth of orders.
We never did find the blasting mats. I think they sort of evaporated.
Luckily, the quarry is essentially an open amphitheater in plan view; basically a big hole in the ground with vertical limestone walls. The shockwave of the blast that didn’t spend itself shattering the limestone into which it was housed, blew out laterally, hit the opposite quarry wall, rebounded, and then dispersed, rather energetically, vertically upward.
I set off car alarms for a 20 block radius.
There were no broken home windows, as the lion’s share of the shock wave was redirected upward.
Good thing there were no low flying zeppelins or dirigibles in the area...
I waited the requisite time to allow for any loafers. There were none, so I jumped into the nearest wheel loader and began clearing the quarry floor. Hell, I had to so I could open the front gate.
As I was clearing the floor, making pile number eight of the loose rock I had liberated, I heard the characteristic whoop-whoop of emergency vehicles.
I parked the wheel loader, opened the front gate, and raised the green flag. That was enough blasting for one day.
A few minutes later, three police cars zoom into the site. Two were local city cops, and one was a state trooper.
“Hi, guys!” I waved, “Nice day, innit?”
“Doctor Rock! We should have known.” One of the local boys groaned.
“Hey, I did call you beforehand, as per procedure,” I said.
Polack the cop walks up, just knowing I was responsible. “Yeah, but we didn’t figure on you terrorizing the entire city.”
“Polack! How goes it?” I asked.
The other local cop and the state trooper look to Polack, “You know this maniac?”
“Oh, hell yeah. For years. Don’t worry, the good doctor is mostly harmless.” He chuckles.
“Damn. OK. I guess everything’s OK. Just no more shooting today, please, Doctor. It’s going to take hours to calm everyone down.” He laments.
“Yes, sir. I’m done for the day.” I reply, snickering slightly.
The one local and state trooper depart, shaking their heads in amazement. This left Polack to follow me over to the shooter’s shack to mooch a cigar and whatever else he can find.
“Jesus Hula-Dancing Christ, Rock. What the hell was that? I was all the way out in Whitewatosa and heard you.” He asks as he sneakily snakes a smoke out of my case.
“Just some common chemicals in the proper proportions.” I snicker.
“Which were?” he asks.
I go in the back of the shed and toss him an empty container of one of the parts of the binaries I used. He catches it, reads the label, and drops it like a live grenade.
“Binaries? Fuck! Like what you used at the tower?” he asks.
“Yep. I used just a little more.” I reply.
“Little more? Damn, as I said, we’ve been briefed on the stuff. This shit’s nasty.” He shakes his head.
“Yeah. Fun, too.” I reply.
Polack grabs a Sprechler’s Cream Soda out of the fridge as I opt for a cold Cream Ale and shot of potato juice. Hell, I was done for the day, so…
We sit around and have a chat, just shooting the shit, as it were. Manly topics, so the conversation eventually steered over to guns.
“Hey!” Polack remembers, “That’s right! You fucking owe me. Let me borrow that fucking cannon you carry. I want to show the chief a thing or two.”
“Yeah, that’s right”, I agree, “When do you need it?”
“This Friday, after shift. It’s the monthly qualifiers for us.” He notes.
“Are pyromaniacs allowed in?” I ask.
“To observe? Sure. To shoot? Nope. Insurance regulations.” He says.
“What time?” I continue.
“1800 hours.” He tells me.
“I’ll be there. I’ll bring my gun and an assortment of loads. Hey, this could be fun!” I evilly smile.
“Doctor. You’re doing that thing again. You’re grinnin’ like a shithouse rat. You know how much that scares me. Stop it.” He pleads.
“No worries. Friday at 1800 hours.” I reply, grinning.
Polack slurps down his Sprechlers, snitches another stogie, and squeals out of the quarry in a cloud of dense dolomitic dust.
I arrive back at our flat, after stopping for two frozen custard Turtle Sundaes, to go. I give one to an appreciative wife and I ask her about her day.
“Oh, went shopping with Oma. Got the cutest shoes, and a new purse, and…oh well, never mind. You’ll see.”
Between bites of Turtle Sundae, she asks how my day went.
“Oh, my dear. I had a real blast.” I replied, not lying in the least.
Monday, after my first classes, I’m back in the faculty lounge, savoring a Greenland Coffee.
There was the usual instructor chatter when Dean Vermiculari walks in.
“Good morning, Dean!” I say. “Care for a sit-down and a coffee?”
“Good morning, Doctor Rock. Yes, please to both.” He replies.
I fix us both a fresh Greenland Coffee and return to our table. I hand him one and sit down to savor my soupçon.
“How was your weekend?” I ask the Dean of the College.
“Oh, very nice. Had a fine time catching some perch and crappie out on Lake Genever. I see you had a victorious weekend as well. Twice.” He smiles.
“Twice?” I asked.
“Well, your handling of the tower demolition made all the papers. Very, very well done, Doctor. I congratulate you.” He smiles.
“Thank you, Dean. That means a lot. Just doing what I can with what I’ve got. But twice?” I replied.
“It wasn’t front-page news, but I saw there was some, well, let us just say, ‘energetic activity’ out at the Silurian reef limestone quarry yesterday.” He grinned.
“Oh, yes. I had a job to do and well, as I always say: ‘Nothing succeeds like excess.” I smile back.
“Quite. This beverage you’ve created is really rather extraordinary, Doctor. Again, I thank you.” He tips his mug my direction in the age-old Midwestern salute.
“It’s a little recipe I picked up on my last expedition to the northlands. I grew rather fond of the concoction.” I replied.
“Ah, I see. Marvelous.” He smiles.
“Thank you, Dean. High praise indeed.” I reply.
“Which leads me to…ah, Doctor Rock. I have another favor to impose upon you.” He says, all serious.
“Yes, Dean? How can I be of service?” I ask.
“We, as you no doubt know, have many, many fine extractive mineral company connections. We actually receive quite a large amount of funding and endowments from them. They recruit here extensively for our young geoscientists. Now, since Dr. Pataariki has left for industry himself, I would like to appoint you as the College of Natural Sciences corporate liaison.” He explains.
“Indeed?” I replied, too stunned for words for once.
“Yes, indeed.” He continues, “It will require travel, mostly domestic, and delivering symposia at various companies on differing extractive geological subjects. You will also serve as host and university coordinator when they are present on recruiting tours. There will, of course, be additional remuneration to accompany the added responsibilities.”
I slurped my coffee, thinking furiously.
“Could I please first discuss it with my wife before I answer?” I ask.
“Oh, Doctor. Of course, of course. Take your time. I will not require a reply until… tomorrow.” He smiles, finishes his coffee, thanks me again, and toddles out.
“Yow, Es!” I exclaim, “This is one hell of an opportunity. It’s never before been offered to a junior professor. This will cement my tenure-track. It’s going to be a bitch with time, though. What do you think I should do?”
“Well, Rock, honey, I think you should do…” Es begins.
“No! None of that ‘do what you think is best’ stuff. I want your own thoughts, just like when I decided to go after my doctorate.” I explained.
“OK, then.” Esme looks all serious like she’s going to deliver a bipartisan political speech.
“Yes.” She says, firmly
“That’s it?” I ask.
“Yep. You asked I answered. We’ll make it work. We always do. You can’t let the Dean down. You will accept tomorrow without fear or qualms of your wife’s hesitations, of which I harbor none.” Esme proclaims.
“Did I ever tell you of the myriad reasons I love you so?” I ask.
The next morning I meet with Dean Vermiculari. He’s pleased that I accept and hands over to me the charter. Then the lists of company representatives, their contact information, and some other secret stuff that I can’t divulge right yet.
A raft of oil companies will be coming in the late spring semester, so I need to contact each and every one to solidify dates, times and positions for which they’re recruiting. But that’s for then, I have something more proximal for now.
I have a Friday appointment with Polack the cop at the town police shooting range.
I arrive spot on time with my Casull .454 Magnum pistol, in its carry bag, along with a small duffel crammed with Pyrodex, Tannerite, and selection of specialty loads I had Herman the German, the inveterate gunsmith, create.
Herman the German, his actual sobriquet, was this incredible gunsmith, craftsman, and all-around artillery specialist. Have any sort of problem with a rifle, shotgun, or pistol? See Herman. Gun holding too high? See Herman. Barrel warped? See Herman. Need solid gold projectiles for a certain one-off job? See Herman.
Herman the German can sort it out.
Just never ask him: “How?”
“Ach! I’ve lived so long to learn, and you want it free? I’ll fix it, you pay, but I am only one knowing how!”
Herman was a cranky old Kraut, and has lived here for as long as anyone can remember. Even my Grandfather had deferred to Herman when he had some particularly delicate machining operation that need special attention and was unique.
As far as anyone knew, Herman had no family, but was never at a loss for friends. He was one of the most popular, and well known, but still oddly really unknown, kind of mysterious, old bastards in the entire community.
Herman the German liked me because I could obtain for him certain high-energy things he couldn’t. All were entirely legal, but some were sort of out there in the gray zone.
He also liked that I was educated, as he held education in the highest esteem. He also liked that I was of German extraction myself.
I often made it a point to drop by with odd and unusual high-octane potables while never expecting anything in return other than a story or a shared cigar.
Herman created some special loads for my .454 Magnum, which he prized.
“I like your gun, Doctor Rock, it is so big! I can still see well enough to build things for it.” He told me one day over cheroots and Schnapps.
Herman was a character to be certain. It must have been the pixie in him to dream up some of the specialty rounds he created for me to share with the local constabulary.
He lived out in the county by himself in an old farmhouse. He had a full machine shop in his basement, complete with forge, metal handling equipment, and a firing test range.
He handed back my .454, rather solemnly.
“Doctor, I am afraid to say I couldn’t test all the special rounds I’ve created for you. I need to patch the hole in the cinder blocks in the downstairs range. Your gun punched right through the back…” he apologized.
Now, Herman does all sorts of work on the local’s deer rifles, the police’s ordinance and has even worked some with the Baja Canada National Guard. Some of the little novelties he’s dreamed up for me are the first to escape his homemade basement test range.
I felt oddly honored.
After proving who I was to the nice range officer, I looked around trying to find Polack.
“It’s 1550. Where the hell is Polack? I wondered.
“Rock! Over here.” Polack calls to me.
He motions me outside to the police department’s tactical outdoor range. I had thought all along he was referring to the indoors police target range. This might pose some problems.
The tactical range was a series of clapboard shacks, all setup and designed to represent some downtrodden urban inter-city landscape. There were a couple of junked cars, broken sidewalks, storefronts, houses, bus stops…in short, all things necessary to replicate the seediest sections of a settlement where malefactors live and breed.
The cops all run around this range, shooting at bad guy pop-up cut-outs and avoid the not-bad-guy pop-up cut-outs. They’ve got music blaring, firecrackers going off, all trying to re-create a shady deeply urban environment. Points are awarded by the accuracy of fire on the run, time to maneuver the course, and the ability of not gunning down innocent bystanders.
It is not the best place to test a .454 Cusall. This hand cannon recoils like a fundamentalist Christian being solicited for donations to Anton LaVey, shoots flames and incandescent gasses like Smaug after a hard night of drinking and a stop at the Taco Bell buffet, is louder than a dime-store Karen demanding to see a Manager, and more powerful than a Ghost Pepper suppository.
To quote Joe Piscopo: “It shoots through schools.” Especially faux-schools made of plywood.
A .32 or .38 cop special is the correct weapon here; even a 9mm is a little heavy. Enough power to make a serious dent, easy on control, light on the recoil…a good tactical weapon.
But, nothing succeeds like excess.
Polack’s Chief is running around, capping off his ‘big ol’ .44 Magnum, and making the valley echo. He punches considerable holes in the pop-up cut-outs, but has such a hard time handling the recoil, his score is barely passable.
Polack runs his test with his standard 9mm sidearm and qualifies easily. However, he’s nowhere near done with his Chief yet.
I suggest to Polack we have a shoot-off. And since a .44 Magnum bullet ‘is so close to a .454 Magnum’, which it isn’t…the .454 Casull generates nearly 85% more recoil energy than the .44 Magnum; that we’d need something other than holes punched in plywood to judge the efficacy of each.
We are literally just down the road from Max Yazzer’s farm and market. They’re the place you go for your Halloween jack-o-lantern. However, now, he has a surplus of melons.
I think you can see where this is headed…
I borrow Polack’s personal conveyance and run down to Max’s farm. I return with a trunk-load of elderly, overripe, cheap as chips, melons. Watermelons, Honeydews, Musks, and Casabas.
We place them in strategic areas on the course, five for the Chief to find, and five for Polack.
A .44 vs. a .454 melon-wise results in pretty much the same sort of mess: high-velocity fruit spatter. Although, the Chief was very impressed by the report of the .454. So, after running the tactical-melon course, clear demarcation of a winner was elusive.
OK, OK, clever dicks. How about this? A standing shoot-off? We’ll set up 3 melons each at 30, 20, and 10 yards. Beginning at 30 yards, your time will be until you take out all three melons. But, they’re not going to be in a straight line, we’re going to make them somewhat camouflaged. You will stand in one small demarcated area, hunt those miscreant melons, and bring them to justice. Fastest time and greatest display wins, as determined by the Police Peanut Gallery.
Polack and the Chief agree.
The Chief goes first and dispatches the melons, with a fair amount of spatter, in 15.3 seconds.
Not bad.
Polack is next. He wipes out all the melons and creates some thoroughly impressive displays with Herman’s ‘special’ rounds. Normal ballistics for the .454 are, for a 250 grain (16 g) bullet, a muzzle velocity of over 2,400 feet per second, developing up to 2,800 ft-lb of energy.
Herman’s hot loads are double that.
Polack wins the day on impressive high-velocity melon distribution, but misses, so close, with a time of 17.0 seconds.
Recoil’s a bitch.
Then there are Herman’s ‘specialties’.
The Chief is duly impressed and even comments that his ears are ringing even with the ear protectors. He asks to inspect the weapon. He is even more than duly impressed.
Polack knows what’s up and asks the Chief if he’d like to give a whirl.
Of course, the Chief can’t back down.
Polack loads the .454 with 5 of Herman’s specialties: hollow-point rounds loaded hot, compressed, and tipped with alkaline earth metals, like metallic sodium and metallic potassium…
We set up the nastiest, glorpiest, just barely-holding-together, overripe, laced with Tannerite (an impact-actuated low-explosive) watermelon at the ‘Concealed Carry’ distance of 5 meters.
We slowly fade back into the distance to avoid the inevitable ‘Gallagher reaction’.
The Chief fires one, and just nicks the top of the melon. Don’t laugh, with the type of recoil and heft of the sidearm, and tensing up in anticipation, it’s easy to be off the mark initially.
The second round impacts dead-center. Now, alkaline earth metals and water don’t get along really well. In fact, their relationship is explosive. Especially explosive when delivered at 2,900 feet per second.
The Chief catches a huge smattering of vitamin-packed watermelony back blast goo.
He’s not entirely happy. He looks positively grisly with all that blown-up melon schmoo on his nice, neat uniform.
He returns my gun and bans me from ever showing up at the police range again.
Polack is on traffic duty for the next month.
He figures it was well worth it.
Back at the flat, Esme is shaking her head and wondering if I’ll ever grow up.
“I may grow old, but I’ll never grow up.” I reply.
I see I have several missed phone calls. Ah, me; no rest for the weary. Back to company-university liaison duties.
After I had contacted these companies, I receive no less than 12 requests for symposia, talks, and seminars to be given to various level of industrial scientific employees in their respective companies.
I am now slated to give academic conferences on stratigraphy, sedimentology, and seismic structural geology to different companies in Houston, Oklahoma City, Denver, Casper, Corpus Christi, New Orleans, and Tulsa. In the next 12 weeks, I’ll be giving no less than 8 talks in seven cities.
I speak with Dean Vermiculari on how best to handle the situation. He understands and appoints two graduate student teaching assistants to handle my classes while I’m on the road. That relieves me of being physically there, but I still have to grade papers, compose lesson plans, and keep things running smoothly until finals.
Besides giving the talks, there’s travel to oil fields, production facilitates, manufacturing plants, hotels, restaurants while I’m in town…the pace is excruciating. I’m gone more than I am at university. Plus in my time back home, I’m still the ad hoc master blaster for the limestone quarry.
Then, there’s the companies arriving on campus, and the roles are reversed. Now I’m the welcome wagon and have to sort out the logistics of receiving the company representatives. I need to set up the colloquia to introduce the companies to the prospective students, arrange lodging, arrange passes for the university, transportation, “Meet-and-Greet’s, ad infinitum.
I knew this was having a bit of effect on me when I came back to the flat after one particularly grueling ordeal of canceled flights, full hotels, missed connections and lukewarm reception by the company workers.
“Hello”, I said, as I walked in the flat, “I believe you have a reservation for…”
Esme just stood there, wondering if I was having a laugh.
No, I wasn’t. I was completely hallucinating from road weariness, lack of sleep, jet lag, and total disorientation. This continued on for the next approximately 18 months.
Esme was beginning to have second thoughts about all this.
My teaching load was diminished by one whole introductory course. However, I was still flying hither and yon, delivering symposia, meeting with young geoscientists and getting to know the ins-and-outs of the Oil Industry.
I found it particularly fascinating.
Time marched on and it was once again it was the recruiting season. We had no less than eight oil companies visiting the university in their quest to swell the roster of their junior scientists.
I’m still busier than a one-armed paperhanger in a windstorm, but have settled into a groove of sorts. I know the company recruiters and they now know me. I’ve actually struck up friendships with several. Particularly since I take them to the best local restaurants and bars after their recruiting duties are finished.
I’ve met with recruiting representatives of Shrill Petrol, Mexxon, Nobil, Nocono Oil, Flug, Geddy, Brutish Petroleum, and Qexaco.
The recruiting season is winding down and I find myself with Red (not Adair), of Nocono Oil.
“Well, Doctor Rock”, Red states, “Another fine recruiting run. We’ve snagged two of your young geologists and one geophysicist. I’d say it was almost a perfect score.”
We’re sitting in the Norton’s Steakhouse. After a couple of prime pink porterhouses, we’re working on the post-dinner double vodka and bitter lemon for me, and Lagavulin for Red.
“Almost perfect?” I ask.
“Yeah. There’s been this one small nagging concern from our company higher-ups.” Red continues.
“What’s that?” I ask.
“We need some more senior people. For one thing, we’ve recently opened a new petroleum laboratory down in our Houston office. Going to need some serious talent to run that show.” Red says.
“I see”, I reply, “And…?”
“We need mentors. Those with varied and far-flung knowledge. They must be well educated, global in experience and stature, with an [ahem] diverse set of skills.” Red notes.
“Whew”, I agree, “That’s a tall order. You want my help with names of possible candidates? Is that it?”
“Not as such, Doctor.” Red drains his drink, motions for me to do the same, and orders another round.
Our drinks arrive and Red downs half his in one gulp.
“Well, then”, I continue, “How can I help?”
Red chuckles, “For someone so educated, you can really be thick as two short planks at times.”
I sit back, and sip my Old Thought Provoker.
The mercury-vapors light off.
“No!” I say, incredulously.
“Oh, yes.” Red smiles.
“No?” I ask, slowly taking in the possible effects of what he’s hinting at…
“OK, Doctor Rocknocker”, Red gets all serious and corporate, “We’d like to offer you a position at Nocono Oil as Senior Laboratory Manager and Head of Corporate Continuing Education.”
You could have knocked me over with a grenade. I was stunned. I fumbled with my drink.
“Red, you old con artist” I reply, “Is this a set-up?”
Red, serious as a heart attack, looks directly at me and replies, “Doctor Rock, absolutely not, it’s a genuine offer.”
He slides over a folder with some papers inside. “Here are the particulars.”
Reeling, I accept the folder. I open it and right after the corporate logos and legal bullshit, I see a tall figure with a whole raft of zeros trailing behind it.
I read furiously. The job would be both interesting and challenging. It would be in Houston, with travel and teaching at all other company outposts on a regular basis. I reexamine that figure from before and verify that I’m not now hallucinating.
The job comes with furnished, corporate-paid housing, incredible benefits, loads of opportunity for advancement, more opportunity to travel, really generous vacation time…
“Right. On the level?” I ask again.
“Yep.” Red bluntly says.
“Well”, I gulp, “you know I have to discuss this with Esme”, whom he’s met several times previous.
“Of course, and you probably want to finish out the semester, correct?” red asks.
“Oh, yes.” I reply. There would be a monsoon of paperwork and other grunt work I’d need to conclude or hand over if I were to accept this offer.
“OK, then”, Red finishes his drink, motions for me to do the same, a real rarity; but I was in another dimension at this point. He orders another round and sits back, waiting on a refill.
“You have two weeks to reply” Red states.
“I know that’s not a terribly long time, but we need to fill this position ASAP. Can I ask for that? Your answer, yea, or nay, within a fortnight?” Red demands.
“Yes”, I reply. “I at least owe you that.”
And that was the end of the discussion for the night about me joining the private sector. We stayed a few more hours, chatting, smoking my cigars, and discussing everything but the lumbering elephant in the room.
We part outside as I need to head back to our flat. Red wants to go downtown to one of those “Gentleman’s Clubs” he’s heard were so famous at the time.
I was flummoxed the whole cab ride home.
It was late when I returned, but I simply had to wake Es with the news.
“Rock, for pity’s sake, its 2 o’clock in the morning!” Es protests. “Can’t this wait until later?”
“Sorry, my dear” I reply, probably as serious as I ever had with Esme. “This is a potential game-changer.”
“What is it? Are you OK?” Esme trembles.
“Oh, I’m fine. Better than fine.” I reply.
She’s relieved.
“Then what’s so important?” she asks.
“Um…how would you like to move to Houston?” I ask.
“You going to teach at Cougar High (University of Houston)?” she inquires.
“Nope. Brace yourself. I’ve been offered a job with Nocono Oil.” I finally spill the beans.
Esme is slightly stunned and sits down.
I go to the wet bar, fix me a bracing potato juice and citrus and Esme a stiff white Zinfandel.
I hand her the wine and she is still semi-dazed and digesting the information.
I slurp a good portion of my drink, retrieve her Sobranjes and me a cigar from my Turkmenistan humidor.
I sit on the couch next to her and hug her soundly.
“Esme? Es? Earth to Es? You in there?” I joke.
“Oh, Yeah. Rock. Really? Hang on”, she leaves, returning with her housecoat as this might take a little time.
“So?” I ask, “Your thoughts. Now! Immediately! Initial reaction!” I try to jar her back into reality.
“Well, what do you want?” she asks.
“C’mon, my dearest. You know I hate that. No, what do you think? What do you honestly think?” I reply.
We both fire up our smokes, and I refresh our drinks. We return to the dinner table where Red’s folder lies.
“Es, here. Look at this.” I say, sliding the portfolio over to her.
She reads like a hungry man at a Vegas casino buffet. I can tell where she was stopped by something extraordinary.
“This is for real?” she asks, “Red’s not pulling a fast one?”
“Nope. It’s the genuine article”, I tell her, “He needs my reply within two weeks.”
“Rock, Rock…I just don’t know. It’s a lot to process at 0230 in the morning. Let’s go to bed and have a think in the morning. You have the luxury of at least that amount of time.” She notes.
“Right again, as usual”, I say, “Stuff it. It can wait.” We toddle off to bed.
The next morning, over Cuban omelets and Greenland Coffees, we sort through the particulars.
“Rock, it’s an extraordinary offer. But, do you want to leave teaching? I remember how you got all animated by Dean Vermiculari giving you the corporate liaison job and how that would improve your shot at tenure.” She notes.
“I just don’t know. I’m still shell-shocked.” I tell her. “Let me go to school and we’ll pick this up tonight. We both have work to do no matter what. Oh, bloody hell. I hadn’t considered your job. Another wrinkle in the mess.”
“Don’t you worry about that”, Esme smiles. “One catastrophe at a time.”
“I do so love you.” I hug her soundly. “Think I should mention this offer to anyone at school?”
“No. Definitely not.” Esme shakes her head. “Let’s figure this out on our own.”
“I agree”, I say, kiss her and depart for school once again.
The next week was a blur. Recruiting duties were dragging and I was being preoccupied.
Even my students noted the lack of in-room explosions lately.
I spend the next Saturday at the quarry, doing some small amount of blasting. I quiz the quarry owners about their progress in acquiring a new master for the quarry’s operation.
“Oh, Doctor Rock” they gush, “You’re doing such a fine job, we haven’t really looked. Why do you ask?”
“No particular reason at this time, I reply, “But perhaps you might want to begin looking”
The chinks in my armor were finally starting to show.
Sunday was spent out on Sliver Lake, with Esme and me chasing the elusive crappie, perch, and bucketmouth bass. It also gave us a chance to clear our heads from work, school and other such intrusions. We both needed a bit of downtime.
Later that night, after a meal of beer-battered fillet of crappie and perch on the barbie, we sit down at the dinner table.
The portfolio sits there, taunting us.
I get up, makes us both our drinks, sit down and declare that this is it.
“Es, darling” I say, “its nut-cuttin’ time. We need to make our decision.”
“You’re right.” Es agrees, “Time for risk-reward analysis. Get some paper and some pencils.”
We spend the next few hours listing the pros and cons of accepting the Houston position or staying here and pursuing my tenured professorship.
After several hours, I stretch, stand, and go to the fridge. I retrieve the bottle of Bollinger Les Vieilles Vignes Francaises I had purchased the other day.
I return to the table with the wine and the glasses, pop the cork and pour us both a glass of high-brow bubble water.
I hug and kiss Esme like I had just returned from a long, solo expedition.
“Esme, my darling. I’d like to propose a toast. First to us. Hа здоровый!”
“Cheers!” Esme replies.
“Secondly to Red, Dean Vermiculari, the quarry guys, Polack the Cop, and all the others that makes our life weird around here.”
“Seconded”, Es echoes.
“Finally: to Houston, Texas. Our new home!” I finally add.
The next morning, Dean Vermiculari peers over the top of his pince-nez glasses. He’s not looking overly happy with me right now.
“Why is it, Doctor, that everyone that receives the job of corporate liaison ends up going with corporate?” he asks.
“Perhaps it’s just the exposure to another world that exists beyond academia.” I reply, truthfully.
“Doctor Rocknocker,” the Dean gravely states, “I am not at all happy about your decision. We had great hopes for you here and you were riding right up the tenure track. Another five years and it would have been assured.”
“Five years is a long time, Dean”, I state the obvious.
“Yes, indeed.” The Dean replies frostily. “However, you are young. Perhaps you need to get this private sector nonsense out of your system, then you can return to academia where you belong.”
“Perhaps, perhaps”, I reply.
“Please, do consider this option down the road. You and your antics will be missed here, by students and faculty alike.” He says.
“I will, Dean, I promise.” I reply “However, for now, it’s time for my boot heels to be wanderin’.”
“Doctor, I will miss your strange and unique way of looking at life. I reluctantly accept your resignation at the end of the current semester and wish you all the best in your newest endeavors. Please remember us when corporate support for academia is mentioned in your new company.” he says.
“I promise you, Dean, I will not forget what I’ve learned here and what you’ve taught. It’s the least I can do,” I reply. “I will never forget my roots.”
“All I can ask”, he concludes. He stands to shake my hand. We shake and my audience is over.
I resign from the quarry a week later. They haven’t found a new blaster but wish me well on my new journey. I tell them I’m here until the end of the semester, so I won’t leave them high and dry.
I tell Polack the Cop about all the goings-on.
“Who the hell can I roust for beer and cigars now?” He whines. “Let me know when you get to Texas if they need any cops. I wouldn’t mind trying’ that. Hell, maybe a Texas Ranger!”
“A Cheesehead Ranger…?” I assure him I will and pass a box of cigars to him as a parting gift. He gives me a mayoral-signed get-out-of-jail-free card.
“Now you can drive that old Harley just as crazy as you want.” He chuckles.
“Thanks, Polack.” I say, shaking his hand. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I sold my bike a week earlier.
Red was very chuffed with the news.
“Snagged me a big one this time!’ He laughed, over the phone.
There was enough paperwork, considerations and decisions to be made to last the remaining time Esme and I had in-state until our move. Already, a moving company had arrived, done inventory, and was preparing for our move to Houston.
Esme resigned her position and decided she wanted to take some time off. She wanted to be a housewife, a colleague, and not have to work for once at an outside job. My new position allowed for that in spades. Besides with her credentials, anytime when she wants to re-join the workforce, there are myriad opportunities in the Bayou City.
We made the choice of housing out west of town, in Katy, Texas. We could have chosen Sugarland, Addicks, Greenspoint, Greenway, or the Memorial area. However, these west Houston company properties were closest to the job and largest in square footage.
My students got wind of my resignation and relocation. They threw me an unexpected farewell party at the Gast Haus. It was nickel-beer night and since they were footing the bill, it all worked out just fine.
I would miss the old place. The camaraderie, the seasons, the university; hell my home these last many years. I’ve been on many, many expeditions, but I always returned home.
Now, home was moving and was awaiting our arrival.
Esme and I said our farewells to our families as well. We were the first through college, the first ones to travel international, the first Doctor in the family, and the first to leave the state.
That’s a lot of familial firsts.
I had to keep reminding everyone it wouldn’t be the last. Hell, we’re just moving to Texas, it’s not like we’re off to Greenland or Mongolia…
[Gasp]
We saddled up Es’s old Chevy Nova, took one last, lingering look in the rearview mirror, and said fare thee well to our previous lives.
“We’ll be back. Someday. I promise” I told the city of our youth and young married adulthood.
We decided to drive to Houston because we had the luxury of a bit of time. We needed the stretch to chew over some interpersonal and private things on the way to the next chapter in our lives. Besides, the weather was good, the roads ahead open and clear, and Texas had no ‘Open Container’ law, yet.
We pointed the old Nova south and hit the gas.
A week later, we’re wandering around our new house in Katy, Texas. Our belongings, scant though they may be, arrived the day after we did. Esme and I spent the next couple of day rearranging the house, buying necessary domestic bits and pieces, and getting to know our new neighborhood.
First thing, though, Esme wanted to replace the old Nova. I concurred, but insisted we keep it as a second car and went out to purchase our first new car as a couple.
I wanted a Land Rover. We ended up with a glossy black Toyota 4-Runner. Close enough.
I was scheduled to show up at my new job the next Monday.
I had my own parking spot, complete with “Reserved for Dr. Rock” painted on the bumper block. I was shown my new lab and was introduced to my seven laboratory assistants. I was shown the catalogs I could use to order what I needed and went over the requisition procedures.
I was trotted around to meet the company CEO, CFO, CIO, VPs and many, many more company executives and managers. I’ve met with presidents and heads of state, I was impressed but not overly. They seemed like a more or less nice bunch of chaps.
Almost exactly five weeks to the day from our arrival in Houston, I come home, yelling “Darling, I’m home!”
Esme comes to greet me with a rib-rearranging hug. She tells me to sit at the dinner table, where my long hard day at the office drink, cigar, ashtray, and lighter are already set.
“How was work, dear?” she asks, sitting down with her Perrier water.
“Oh, it’s going great. The knotheads let me have an open-ended budget until I get the labs sorted just the way I want it. These guys pay their bills on time and I have carte blanche at Wards Scientific, and other supply houses. My crew is great, no interpersonal crapola, and hard workers. I can smoke in my office and no one dares give me shit about my cigars. I’m getting to know the exploration department quite well. They’re really interested in our expeditions and are more interested in my opinions of their new exploration directives.”
Esme just smiles and sips her water.
“Odd”, I thought.
“That’s great, dear.” She says. “I am so glad to hear it.”
“Me too”, I say, “How are you holding up after all these weeks alone?”
“Oh, I’m getting used to it.” She smiles.
And smiles. Beatifically. Glowing.
“What?” I ask.
“Remember what we talked about in the car on the way down here?” She asks.
“We talked about a lot of things…” I say, suddenly my eyes grew very, very wide indeed.
“Yes. You’re going to be a father. I’m pregnant, Rock.” Esme smiles.
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What's happening around town (Wed, Mar 6th - Tue, Mar 12th)

Oklahoma City's event list.

Ongoing

Wednesday, Mar 6th

  • 🎨 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Thru Fri, Mar 8th Start Time: 10:00am As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita Peña, Harrison Begay and the institutions that influenced them — particularly the…
  • 🎨 Ancient. Massive. Wild. - The Bison Exhibit (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Thru Fri, Mar 8th Start Time: 10:00am September 1 – May 12, 2019 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art, than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita…
  • 🍴 Anthem Drown Night! (HiLo Club - Oklahoma City) Our local friends at Anthem Brewing Co. have some great beers! Every Wednesday night from 9pm to close enjoy $8 Drown Night! Their Power Pils will be flowing!
  • ♪ Because It's Wednesday Band (The Deli - Norman) Start Time: 7:00pm Join us on Hump day and rock out with the Because It's Wednesday Band!
  • Bi-Weekly Meetup (51st st. Speakeasy - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 5:00pm
  • A Bronx Tale (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Mar 10th Travel to Bronx in the 1960s with this crowd-pleasing hit presented by OKC Broadway. Watch as a young man is torn between…
  • 🎓 Computer, Cell Phone and iPad Tutors Sign Up (Edmond Senior Center - Edmond) Day 1 of 2 The University of Central Oklahoma Students will work with you for an hour! Sign up now for help with operating computers, cell phones or I-Pad’s.
  • 🍴 Dope Poetry Night (ICE Event Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:30pm Every Wednesday night at the Ice Event Center Sports Bar and Grill located at the heart of Oklahoma City! Sign ups begin at 7pm and show begins at 7:30pmish. Free Admission! Free vendor set up! Bar Restaurant
  • Free Team Trivia Night (Othello's of Norman - Norman) Start Time: 8:00pm Join us every Wednesday for FREE Team Trivia Night at Othello's hosted by Challenge Entertainment! FREE to play! Play solo or bring your friends and play...
  • 🎨 OCU Eagles: Faces Places: Free Screening (Oklahoma City University - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:30pm Agnès Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave movement that revolutionized world cinema in the ‘50s and ‘60s, travels through the French...
  • Oklahoma Gardeners Association March Meeting (Will Rogers Exhibition Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:30am The Oklahoma Gardeners Association invites the public to attend their March monthly meeting featuring speaker Paul James, "The Gardener Guy." Paul will hold a forum, answering questions on gardening for the novice to the experienced gardener.
  • 🎨 Open Mic NIght (Film Row - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm Open Mic Night in the Paramount Room hosted by Chris Morrison! Join us for drinks and to check out the amazing talent OKC has to offer!
  • Reading Wednesdays, Ages 2-5 (Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:30am Reading Wednesdays Every Wednesday, 9:30 am The Garden Classroom FREE Best for ages 2 to 5 Bring your youngster for story time each Wednesday at 9:30 am. Books are nature-themed and selected based on the season. We’ll begin with an interactive song and children will enjoy creating a small craft after the story. Join us the last Wednesday of…
  • SINGO Wednesdays (Lower Bricktown - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:30pm Beat the midweek hump with the new bar game that everyone is talking about! SINGO is a new and exciting musical spin on the traditional game of Bingo. Instead of listening for a number, players are listening to their favorite music. Enjoy 1/2 price domestic drafts & discounted appetizers! Plus we will be giving prizes each night to the winners.…
  • ♪ SuicideGirls (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • ♪ Todd Albright (The Blue Door - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm
  • 😂 Triple Feature Week OKC!!! (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Thru Sat, Mar 9th
  • 🏃 Zumba Kids Jr. (Guthrie Library - Guthrie) Thru Fri, Mar 8th Start Time: 4:00pm Zumba Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba Choreography. We break down the steps, add games, activities and cultural...

Thursday, Mar 7th

  • 🎨 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) 1 day left Start Time: 10:00am As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita Peña, Harrison Begay and the institutions that influenced them — particularly the…
  • 🎨 Ancient. Massive. Wild. - The Bison Exhibit (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) 1 day left Start Time: 10:00am September 1 – May 12, 2019 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art, than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita…
  • Art Adventures (Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art - Norman) Start Time: 10:30am
  • 🎨 Art Moves (The Paramount OKC - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 12:00pm Join Arts Council Oklahoma City and deadCenter Film on Thursday, March 7th from noon to 1pm for a lunchtime short film screening! Free and open to the...
  • 🎓 The Bison as American Icon (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:30am 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Dub and Mozelle Richardson Theater Few animals conjure the power and symbolic presence of the North American bison. Wild and fundamental, the bison is a familiar part of our shared heritage. Explore the National Cowboy Museum’s newest exhibition through lively lectures, exhibition tours, a reading and discussion program,…
  • A Bronx Tale (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Mar 10th Travel to Bronx in the 1960s with this crowd-pleasing hit presented by OKC Broadway. Watch as a young man is torn between…
  • 🎓 Brown Bag Lunch Series: Depicting the Grasslands - Bison in Wildlife Art (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 12:00pm What is it about the bison that makes it such a potent symbol?
    Join Adam Duncan Harris, Curator, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, as he explores how Western art can help us understand humanity’s relationship with wildlife and nature. Harris presents a selection of Western art paintings and sculptures representing the…
  • 🎓 Chairman's Event (Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00am Host Sponsor Chairman's Event Date: 03/07/2019 Time: 8:00 am - 9:30 am Location: Cox Convention CenteSMG 1 Myriad Gardens Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Map to Event Add to My Calendar Hear from Governor Kevin Stitt in his first Chairman's Breakfast address. Governor Stitt will discuss key issues facing Oklahoma businesses and outline major…
  • ♪ Clayton Roffey at Saints Sessions (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm Clayton Roffey is our First Thursday Featured Artist for March. Clayton is one of OKC's top jazz guitarists, and this is gonna be a good one.
  • 🎭 The Comedy Magic & Mentalism of Max Krause (Max's Magic Theatre - OKC - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:45pm Ages 5+
  • 🎓 Computer, Cell Phone and iPad Tutors Sign Up (Edmond Senior Center - Edmond) Day 2 of 2 The University of Central Oklahoma Students will work with you for an hour! Sign up now for help with operating computers, cell phones or I-Pad’s.
  • 🎓 Customer Appreciation Celebrations (U.S. Cellular - Moore) Day 1 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am To help usher in the excitement of Spring a little early, U.S. Cellular is hosting Customer Appreciation Celebrations at its Moore store from March 7 through March 10. Everyone who visits a local U.S. Cellular store during those dates will receive a free mini tumbler, and customers can access a mobile prize wheel on their smartphone to spin to…
  • 🎓 Customer Appreciation Celebrations (U.S. Cellular - Norman) Day 1 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am To help usher in the excitement of Spring a little early, U.S. Cellular is hosting Customer Appreciation Celebrations at its Norman store from March 7 through March 10. Everyone who visits a local U.S. Cellular store during those dates will receive a free mini tumbler, and customers can access a mobile prize wheel on their smartphone to spin to…
  • Drunken Spelling Bee (Othello's of Norman - Norman) Start Time: 9:00pm IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE PRONE TO GETTING YOUR FEELINGS HURT OR ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE, THIS PROBABLY ISN'T THE GAME FOR YOU. Back by popular demand! The 2nd...
  • Fit for the Cure (Quail Springs 24 - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 10:00am This spring, Wacoal invites you to join us in Fit for the Cure® to help us contribute to Susan G. Komen’s Bold goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026! When you receive a complimentary bra fitting from a Wacoal fit specialist, Wacoal will donate $2 to Susan G. Komen® and another $2 for…
  • Goitse (University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma - Chickasha) Start Time: 7:30pm Davis-Waldorf Performing Arts Series presents Goitse in an exciting live music performance. Named Live Ireland’s…
  • ♪ John 5 - Invasion Tour (89th Street Collective - Oklahoma City) World renowned guitarist JOHN 5 has worked with a varied range of artists, performing with some of the biggest headlining rock bands in the world such as Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, as well as playing session with Paul Stanley, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. Slash has called JOHN 5, “one of the most mind-blowing guitarists around”…
  • Marsha Ambrosius in Concert (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) English singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius takes the Tower Theatre stage in Oklahoma City for a moving performance. This…
  • 🎨 Oklahoma Photographers / Nghbrs, Sarah Black, Ian Spencer (DNA galleries - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:00pm Featured in our gallery for the month of March is the work of Oklahoma artists NGHBRS, Sarah Black, and Ian Spencer. Join us Thursday, March 7th from...
  • 🎭 Rescheduled UCO MFA Alumni Readings (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) Start Time: 7:00pm
  • 🍴 Surf and Turf (Remington Park - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 4:00pm The legendary Thursday night feast in the Bricktown Brewery on the Remington Park Casino floor continues to be one of the top dining draws in Oklahoma...
  • Sushi Rolling Night (Downtown Edmond Community Center - Edmond) Start Time: 6:00pm Sushi Rolling Night is a collaborative event with the Japanese Student Association to bring an educational dining experience: teaching guests how to roll sushi, how to dine with each ingredient, the history of sushi, as well as allow guests to experience Japanese culture through Japanese Calligraphy and the Hibiki Drummers. Admission: Free…
  • 🎭 Swim Fan//Private Island//Twinsmith (Opolis Prod - Norman) Start Time: 8:00pm https://swimfanband.bandcamp.com/ https://privateisland.bandcamp.com/ https://twinsmith.bandcamp.com/ 8pm doors 9pm show all ages
  • 😂 Triple Feature Week OKC!!! (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Thru Sat, Mar 9th
  • ♪ Tripsitters / Make Out Spot / HIGHDIVE (The Deli - Norman) Start Time: 9:00pm 12 - HIGHDIVE - Houston Rock 11 - Make Out Spot - OKC Blues Rock 10 - Tripsitters Doors at 9pm / More TBA
  • UCO Wind Symphony in Concert (Starbucks - Edmond) Start Time: 11:00am Join UCO for a full program of wind symphony concert tunes at Mitchell Hall at UCO in Edmond. See what rhythms await you on…
  • ♪ Wind Symphony: Fantastic Circuitry and Sounds (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) Start Time: 7:30pm
  • 🏃 Zumba Kids Jr. (Guthrie Library - Guthrie) 1 day left Start Time: 4:00pm Zumba Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba Choreography. We break down the steps, add games, activities and cultural...

Friday, Mar 8th

  • 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk (Norman Arts District - Norman) The 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk, a monthly celebration of the arts in Norman, connects the downtown arts district with…
  • 🎨 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Last Day Start Time: 10:00am As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita Peña, Harrison Begay and the institutions that influenced them — particularly the…
  • 🎨 Ancient. Massive. Wild. - The Bison Exhibit (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Last Day Start Time: 10:00am September 1 – May 12, 2019 American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art, than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, Tonita…
  • Ben Rector in Concert (The Jones Assembly - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 Join Tulsa native Ben Rector as he takes the stage for a two-night performance at The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma…
  • A Bronx Tale (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Mar 10th Travel to Bronx in the 1960s with this crowd-pleasing hit presented by OKC Broadway. Watch as a young man is torn between…
  • 🎓 Cannacian Level One & Two Certification (OSU-OKC - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:30am Cannacian™ Level One & Two Training Plus All-Day Cannabis Health Fair
    March 8th OSU-OKC 9:30am-8pm (Cannacian™ Level One 10-2, Cannacian™ Level Two 3-7)
    March 5th Pure Bliss, Tulsa, OK Cannacian™ Level One 5:30-9:30pm March 6th Pure Bliss, Tulsa OK Cannacian™ Level Two 5:30pm-9:30pm
    Co-Host, Sponsorship & Exhibitor info available by…
  • Mustang Chocolate Festival (Mustang Town Center - Mustang) Satisfy your sweet tooth at the Mustang Chocolate Festival where you can sample from more than 20 local businesses and civic…
  • Clint Black in Concert (Riverwind Casino - Norman) Come out to see one of country music's brightest stars as Clint Black comes to Riverwind Casino in Norman for a fun…
  • 🎓 Customer Appreciation Celebrations (U.S. Cellular - Moore) Day 2 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am To help usher in the excitement of Spring a little early, U.S. Cellular is hosting Customer Appreciation Celebrations at its Moore store from March 7 through March 10. Everyone who visits a local U.S. Cellular store during those dates will receive a free mini tumbler, and customers can access a mobile prize wheel on their smartphone to spin to…
  • 🎓 Customer Appreciation Celebrations (U.S. Cellular - Norman) Day 2 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am To help usher in the excitement of Spring a little early, U.S. Cellular is hosting Customer Appreciation Celebrations at its Norman store from March 7 through March 10. Everyone who visits a local U.S. Cellular store during those dates will receive a free mini tumbler, and customers can access a mobile prize wheel on their smartphone to spin to…
  • 🎨 Echoes & Resonance: Works by Liena Bondare & Paulis Liepa (Mainsite - Norman) Start Time: 6:00pm Echoes and Resonance is an exhibition featuring the work of Latvian artists Liena Bondare and Paulis Liepa. The exhibition begins with an opening...
  • Fit for the Cure (Penn Square Mall - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 10:00am This spring, Wacoal invites you to join us in Fit for the Cure® to help us contribute to Susan G. Komen’s Bold goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026! When you receive a complimentary bra fitting from a Wacoal fit specialist, Wacoal will donate $2 to Susan G. Komen® and another $2 for…
  • 🎓 Free Zumba (Guthrie Library - Guthrie) Start Time: 5:00pm Dress to sweat! Free Latin inspired dance fitness class. Space is Limited. RSVP. The City of Guthrie, OK - Municipal Government ChooseGuthrie Guthrie...
  • Oklahoma City International Auto Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Mar 10th The Oklahoma City International Auto Show is your chance to see the newest and brightest stars on the auto market. This show…
  • LIVE! on the Plaza: Comicon (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:00pm LIVE! on the Plaza is the Plaza District's free & monthly artwalk featuring art shows, live entertainment, great food and local shopping. Join us as we celebrate one of Oklahoma City's best monthly festivals!
  • No Justice in Concert (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) Oklahoma's own Red Dirt band No Justice heads to the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City for a night of toe-tapping…
  • 🎓 Oklahoma Criminal Justice Association Conference (Nigh University Center - Edmond) Start Time: 8:00am
  • Omelette Party: Eggscape to Paradise (Chevy Bricktown Events Center - Oklahoma City) Join organizers from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center for the 35th Annual…
  • 🏆 Opening Night Charity Gala (Remington Park - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:00pm Remington Park is proud to host the first Opening Night Gala to benefit our charitable partners. The Opening Night Gala is set for Friday, March 8 at...
  • 🎨 The Photo-Graphic Garden Digital Photography class (Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 12:00pm Award-winning photographer Matthew Benson presents a lecture and workshop extravaganza. Learn the fundamentals of creating beautiful, compelling...
  • 🎓 Surreptitious: The After Work Social Mixer (Avenue 101 - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 5:00pm $10 Fishbowls $3 Hennessy Black $1 Beers $10 Hookah ($5 the 1st Hour) 3 Wine ::NO COVER::
  • 🏆 Timed Event Championship (Lazy E Arena - Guthrie) Thru Sun, Mar 10th Start Time: 12:00pm Witness as Guthrie's Lazy E Arena plays host to the Timed Event Championship, an annual event that features the top 20…
  • 😂 Triple Feature Week OKC!!! (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) 1 day left
  • Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y in Concert (The Criterion - Oklahoma City) Explosive singer-songwriter, rapper and actor Wiz Khalifa takes over The Criterion with hip hop artist Curren$y as their…
  • 🏃 Zumba Kids Jr. (Guthrie Library - Guthrie) Last Day Start Time: 4:00pm Zumba Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba Choreography. We break down the steps, add games, activities and cultural...

Saturday, Mar 9th

  • Aaron Lewis in Concert (The Criterion - Oklahoma City) Visit The Criterion in Oklahoma City to see Aaron Lewis live in concert during the "State I'm In Tour."…
  • Ben Rector in Concert (The Jones Assembly - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 Join Tulsa native Ben Rector as he takes the stage for a two-night performance at The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma…
  • Botball Regional Tournament (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Cheer on the elementary and middle school students competing in the Botball Regional Tournament. Inside the Centennial…
  • A Bronx Tale (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) 1 day left Travel to Bronx in the 1960s with this crowd-pleasing hit presented by OKC Broadway. Watch as a young man is torn between…
  • 🏆 CINCH Timed Event Chuck Wagon Cook-Off (Lazy E Arena - Guthrie) Start Time: 8:30am The 6th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off BREAKFAST SAMPLER. Saturday morning Breakfast Sampler served prior to the Saturday afternoon performance of Timed Event.
  • 🏆 CINCH Timed Event Chuck Wagon Cook-Off Dinner (Lazy E Arena - Guthrie) Start Time: 3:00pm 6th Annual Cinch Timed Event Chuck Wagon Cook-off Dinner.
  • Clutch in Concert (Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City) See American rock band Clutch as they make a stop in Oklahoma City to play the Diamond Ballroom. Clutch has made music…
  • Ignite Arts Festival (Harding Fine Arts Academy - Oklahoma City) Ignite Arts Festival in Oklahoma City is an annual community event that gathers student and professional visual,…
  • Oklahoma City International Auto Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) 1 day left The Oklahoma City International Auto Show is your chance to see the newest and brightest stars on the auto market. This show…
  • Junk Utopia (Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center - Shawnee) Search through someone else’s trash for your next treasure at the Junk Utopia Show in Shawnee. Whether you’re…
  • Native American Arts & Crafts Market & Indian Taco Sale (Oklahoma City) Feast on Indian tacos prepared fresh by members of the OK Choctaw Tribal Alliance in Oklahoma City. In honor of Native…
  • OKC Land Run Antique Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 The OKC Land Run Antique Show is fun for the entire family with over 50,000 sq ft of merchandise to discover and treasures…
  • 🏃 Panera Beacon Run 25K, 15K, 5K (Lake Hefner East Wharf - Oklahoma City) This event is directed by the Oklahoma City Running Club. This is a great training opportunity for those planning to participate in the OKC Memorial Marathon or Half Marathon. Proceeds to promote healthy lifestyles through recreational walking and running. http://okcrunning.org
  • 🏆 Timed Event Championship (Lazy E Arena - Guthrie) 1 day left Start Time: 12:00pm Witness as Guthrie's Lazy E Arena plays host to the Timed Event Championship, an annual event that features the top 20…
  • 😂 Triple Feature Week OKC!!! (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Last Day

Sunday, Mar 10th

  • 🏃 Bravo 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run (Stars & Stripes Park - Oklahoma City)
  • A Bronx Tale (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Last Day Travel to Bronx in the 1960s with this crowd-pleasing hit presented by OKC Broadway. Watch as a young man is torn between…
  • DUCK Week Junk Show (Piedmont Intermediate School - Piedmont) From browsing junk booths to petting baby goats, Piedmont's D.U.C.K. Week Junk Show promises a full day of family fun…
  • Indie Bride: Bridal Show & Market (Farmer's Market - Oklahoma City) Couples can narrow down wedding day essentials with a trip to the OKC Farmers Public Market this spring. The Indie Bride:…
  • Oklahoma City International Auto Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Last Day The Oklahoma City International Auto Show is your chance to see the newest and brightest stars on the auto market. This show…
  • OKC Land Run Antique Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 The OKC Land Run Antique Show is fun for the entire family with over 50,000 sq ft of merchandise to discover and treasures…
  • 🏆 Timed Event Championship (Lazy E Arena - Guthrie) Last Day Start Time: 12:00pm Witness as Guthrie's Lazy E Arena plays host to the Timed Event Championship, an annual event that features the top 20…

Monday, Mar 11th

  • Celtic Nights (Armstrong Auditorium - Edmond) Save the date for Celtic Nights coming to the Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond for one spectacular night this March. Through a…
  • I See Stars in Concert (89th Street Collective - Oklahoma City) Head to 89th Street Collective in Oklahoma City for a thrilling night filled with acoustic renditions of normally upbeat…

Tuesday, Mar 12th

  • Oklahoma Youth Expo (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Thru Fri, Mar 22nd The Oklahoma Youth Expo has drawn thousands of youth to its annual show since the 1920s. Now, OK Youth Expo is recognized as…
  • OU Sooners vs Texas-Arlington (L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park - Norman) Cheer on the University of Oklahoma Sooners baseball team as they take the field at Mitchell Park in Norman and play…
  • Wheeler Criterium (Oklahoma City) Once the weather starts warming up, gather your crew and head south of the Oklahoma River for the Wheeler Criterium each and…

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What's happening around town (Wed, Nov 9th - Tue, Nov 15th)

Tulsa's event list.

Wednesday, Nov 9th

Thursday, Nov 10th

  • 🎭 Calliope Musicals W/ Galaxy Tour Guides & Tfm (Blackbird On Pearl) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • ♪ Chuck-a-palooza feat. Made Violent (The Vanguard) Start Time: 7:00pm
  • Color Breed Congress (Expo Square) Thru Sun, Nov 13th The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. presents the Color Breed Congress, a show exhibiting four separate horse…
  • Divino Nino (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 9:00pm https://divinonino.bandcamp.com/
  • Earphunk w/ Galaxy Tour Guides (The Shrine) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • Igor & Red Elvises (Unit D)
  • 🎭 Jo Sullivan: The Spirit (Tulsa Performing Art Center) 1 day left Start Time: 9:00am Jo Sullivan: The Spirit Nov. 2-30, M-F 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and during Chapman Music Hall events :: PAC Gallery Jo Sullivan, an award-winning mobile/digital artist now living in Tulsa, is well known in the international mobile arts community with exhibitions at the Louvre and in London, Florence and Seoul. "The Spirit" is a series of multimedia…
  • 🎭 Tulsa's Story Telling Competition - Open Mic (IDL Ballroom) Start Time: 7:30pm Tulsa's Monthly StorySlam is looking for people to come share their stories onstage in front of a live audience (21+, $5 cover). No experience necessary and we need contestant/storytellers just like you! Join us at IDL Ballroom downtown and hear people (anyone and this means you!) tell TRUE (funny, serious, sad, harrowing, interesting) stories…
  • Tablescapes Gala 2016 (Cox Business Center) Start Time: 6:00pm Tablescapes will be the most exciting and visually stimulating event of the year. This year our tablescapes will be inspired by a significant artist throughout history. 30+ local artists, designers, and florists will have the freedom to interpret their inspirational artist however they see fit.
  • 😂 Todd Yohn (Loony Bin) Thru Sat, Nov 12th

Friday, Nov 11th

  • 🍴 Added Modigliani Quartet Salon Concert (Harwelden Mansion) Start Time: 6:30pm Join us for "a night of elegance and joy" (Limelight) with the Modigliani Quartet. This French ensembles is known for its suave, gorgeous performances and sophisticated style. The Quartet called a "Fab Foursome" by the Seattle Times, was formed by four close friends in Paris in 2003 and quickly attracted international attention. Tickets are…
  • Alejandro Escovedo (The Vanguard) Lee Harvey Osmond, Jim and Sam
  • Arctic Cat Nitro Arenacross Tour (Claremore Expo Center - Claremore) Day 1 of 2 Experience two high-flying nights of motorized, adrenaline-pumping arenacross action. After kicking off the night with…
  • The Bead Market (Expo Square: Exchange Center)
  • ♪ Billy Joel (BOK Center) Music legend Billy Joel is headed to Tulsa's BOK Center to perform one of only four arena shows outside of New York…
  • 🎡 Black Super Hero Magic Mama (TU Dept of Theatre and Musical Theatre and Dance) Day 1 of 2 Start Time: 7:00pm Black Super Hero Magic Mama, 2016 WomenWorks Award-Winning Play to Premier at The University of Tulsa. The University of Tulsa’s Department of Theatre and Creative Writing Program will present Black Super Hero Magic Mama at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12. Black Super Hero Magic Mama is as contemporary as a play can…
  • Color Breed Congress (Expo Square) Thru Sun, Nov 13th The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. presents the Color Breed Congress, a show exhibiting four separate horse…
  • ♪ Josh Yarbrough Cd Release Party (The Shrine) Start Time: 8:00pm
  • 🎭 Jo Sullivan: The Spirit (Tulsa Performing Art Center) Last Day Start Time: 9:00am Jo Sullivan: The Spirit Nov. 2-30, M-F 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and during Chapman Music Hall events :: PAC Gallery Jo Sullivan, an award-winning mobile/digital artist now living in Tulsa, is well known in the international mobile arts community with exhibitions at the Louvre and in London, Florence and Seoul. "The Spirit" is a series of multimedia…
  • 🎡 Level3 VERG's Veterans Human American Flag Event (Guthrie Green) Start Time: 2:00pm
  • My Brother and Me III w/ Pade + Thrill + DJ Whynot (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 9:30pm
  • 🎭 Nanyehi, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Musical (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa - Catoosa) Day 1 of 2 An original musical based on the life of one of the most influential women in Cherokee history is coming to the Hard…
  • Nitro Arenacross Tour Rounds 1 & 2 (Claremore Expo Center - Claremore) Day 1 of 2
  • ⚾ Red Bull Mini Drome (Cain's Ballroom) Start Time: 7:30pm Come and watch as cyclists compete in the Red Bull Mini Drome at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. This exciting event will…
  • 😂 Todd Yohn (Loony Bin) 1 day left
  • Wild at Art (Tulsa Garden Center) Day 1 of 2 Jump start your holiday shopping with a trip to Wild at Art. During this winter event, the Tulsa Garden Center will…
  • ♪ The Yawpers and 4onthefloor (Mercury Lounge) Start Time: 10:00pm
  • Zach Winters (Cirque Coffee) Start Time: 7:00pm Zach Winters Nov. 11 Doors | 7pm Show | 7:30 pm tickets $10 online / $12 at the door

Saturday, Nov 12th

  • 🏃 AAAA Veterans Day 5K (Army Aviation Military Base) Join us on Saturday, November 12 to celebrate local Military!
    Time: 5K - 9:00 AM - One Mile Fun Run. - 9:30 AM
    Now is your chance to support our troops and show pride in your Country! Held on November 12th and run on the Thunderbird AAAA Military Base.
    Imagine running on Base in the midst of Military Green and being flanked by the amazing…
  • ♪ Andrew Jackson Jihad (The Vanguard) Start Time: 8:00pm DINERS, Chris Farren
  • Arctic Cat Nitro Arenacross Tour (Claremore Expo Center - Claremore) Day 2 of 2 Experience two high-flying nights of motorized, adrenaline-pumping arenacross action. After kicking off the night with…
  • THE ASTONISHING LIVE (Brady Theater) Start Time: 8:00pm
  • 🎡 Big Band Hangar Dance (Tulsa Tech) Join the Spirit of Tulsa Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force for the "Keep 'em Flying" Hangar Dance.…
  • 🎡 Black Super Hero Magic Mama (TU Dept of Theatre and Musical Theatre and Dance) Day 2 of 2 Start Time: 7:00pm Black Super Hero Magic Mama, 2016 WomenWorks Award-Winning Play to Premier at The University of Tulsa. The University of Tulsa’s Department of Theatre and Creative Writing Program will present Black Super Hero Magic Mama at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12. Black Super Hero Magic Mama is as contemporary as a play can…
  • Catoosa Craft & Vendor Bazaar (First Baptist Church Rolling Hills) Walk through a craft-filled winter wonderland at the Catoosa Craft & Vendor Bazaar. Held at First Baptist…
  • Cherry Street Farmers Market Start Time: 8:30am
  • Color Breed Congress (Expo Square) 1 day left The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. presents the Color Breed Congress, a show exhibiting four separate horse…
  • ⚾ Cyntergy Hurtland Cyclocross (Owen Park) The Cyntergy Hurtland Cyclocross will challenger riders with a varying course of slow technical and quick smooth…
  • ♪ Dream Theater (Brady Theater) Start Time: 8:00pm The Astonishing Live Brady Theater NOVEMBER 12 8PM / 7PM DOORS TIX AT BRADY BOX OFFICE STARSHIP RECORDS CALL 866-977-6849 ONLINE: WWW.BRADYTHEATER.COM On Sale THU 9/1 10AM
  • 🎭 The Drunkard and the Olio (Tulsa Spotlight Theatre) Start Time: 7:30pm
  • Happy Hour Show!! 5PM- Evasive Flowers + Kylie Slabby + Jeannette (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 4:00pm
  • Heart of Broken Arrow Arts & Craft Show (Central Park - Broken Arrow) Find something your heart desires at the annual Heart of Broken Arrow Arts & Craft Show. This one day event will…
  • Ian Moore (Cain's Ballroom)
  • ♪ Mike And The Moonpies (Sandite Billiards & Grill) Start Time: 9:00pm Mike and the Moonpies solidified themselves over the past several years as Austin, Texas' premier honky tonk band. Maintaining weekly residencies at iconic venues like Broken Spoke, White Horse and Hole in the Wall, all while touring Texas every weekend, has made the band tighter than they've ever been. The growing regional popularity of their…
  • Mountain Sprout (The Shrine) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • 🎭 Nanyehi, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Musical (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa - Catoosa) Day 2 of 2 An original musical based on the life of one of the most influential women in Cherokee history is coming to the Hard…
  • Nitro Arenacross Tour Rounds 1 & 2 (Claremore Expo Center - Claremore) Day 2 of 2
  • ⚾ Tulsa Oilers (BOK Center) Start Time: 7:05pm
  • Pony Disco Club (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • ♪ Rocket Science Tulsa (C. J. Moloney's - Broken Arrow) Start Time: 9:30pm
  • Rock N' Folk N' Chili Cook-Off (Cain's Ballroom) Start Time: 5:00pm Live music by Ian Moore & The Lossy Coils, Paul Benjaman Band, Wink Burcham, Dustin Pittsley Band, Jesse Aycock, Henna Roso, Lauren Barth, Kalyn Fay & special guests! Admission includes all-you-can-eat chili (while supplies last) from some of Tulsa's finest restaurants and from some of Tulsa's favorite musicians (including vegetarian and…
  • 🏃 Run with the Pride 5K, 20K Relay and Kids' 1 Mile Fun Run Obstacle Course (Broken Arrow High School Stadium - Broken Arrow) Event will start and end at Broken Arrow High School stadium, and will benefit the Pride of Broken Arrow Grand National Champions' Rose Bowl appearance. 5K and 20K relay begins at 8:30am, and children's' fun run begins at 8 am. Prizes and awards for age categories, with treats for the children. PRIDE members will run the race with participants.…
  • ♪ Sam and the Stylees (Mercury Lounge) Start Time: 10:00pm
  • Second Saturday: Food Fest Start Time: 11:00am Take a fun and educational walking tour through downtown Tulsa the second Saturday of each month with the Tulsa…
  • South Tulsa Baptist Arts & Crafts Expo (South Tulsa Baptist Church) Start Time: 9:00am Start your holiday shopping early at the Arts & Crafts Expo in Tulsa. Browse vendor booths featuring jewelry,…
  • 🏃 The Superhero Run (Bentley Park Sports Complex - Bixby) The 5K will begin at 8:30 that morning and the 1K fun run will start at 9:30. Early registration is open until November 2 and the costs for those runs are $30 and $20, respectively. After the 2nd, the cost of both will increase by $5 each. We will have prizes for best costume and biggest team.
  • ♪ Switchfoot / Relient K (Mabee Center) Two top Christian alternative rock bands have banded together, embarking on a nationwide Looking For America Tour with…
  • 😂 Todd Yohn (Loony Bin) Last Day
  • ⚾ TULSA TWISTERS VS. BARTELSVILLE RIMRATTLERS (Rose Bowl Event Center) Start Time: 6:00pm Let the Rivalry Begin as Former Tulsa Twisters General Manager "Mike Muhle" debuts the Bartlesville RimRattlers to the ABA World. The Twisters and the RimRattlers will be playing for Bragging rights of Green Country for many years to come. The Twisters played an abbreviated season last year but will surely qualify for the playoffs this season…
  • 🎡 Turkey Bingo (Collinsville High School - Collinsville) Gear up for all the Thanksgiving festivities with a few rounds of Turkey Bingo in Collinsville. Join the community for a…
  • $ Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show (Expo Square) Day 1 of 2 The Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show is one of the largest firearms shows in the world. This show features more…
  • Wild at Art (Tulsa Garden Center) Day 2 of 2 Jump start your holiday shopping with a trip to Wild at Art. During this winter event, the Tulsa Garden Center will…

Sunday, Nov 13th

  • ♪ Brandon Clark (Mercury Lounge) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • Color Breed Congress (Expo Square) Last Day The Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc. presents the Color Breed Congress, a show exhibiting four separate horse…
  • Cortege (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • ♪ Dr. Clark Gibson & the NSU Jazz Ensemble (Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame) Start Time: 5:00pm
  • Indigo Girls (Legends Dance Hall)
  • ♪ Military History Center Veterans Day Salute (Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center - Broken Arrow) Honor America's veterans as part of the Military History Center Veterans Day Salute. The Fort Sill…
  • ♪ Modigliani Quartet (Tulsa Performing Art Center) Start Time: 3:00pm Modigliani Quartet Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. :: John H. Williams Theatre "The first time we came to Tulsa, we were so warmly welcomed that it will always remain a special place for our quartet. Our programs focus on three different European regions at the times when they produced their best music, representing more than a... GET TICKETS
  • ♪ Snow tha Product (Cain's Ballroom) Start Time: 8:00pm Advance $15 | Day of Show $18 | Door $18 There is a $2 fee that applies to each ticket purchased at the Cain's Box Office. No re-entry! No smoking! No refunds!. Support acts are subject to change without notice!
  • $ Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show (Expo Square) Day 2 of 2 The Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show is one of the largest firearms shows in the world. This show features more…

Monday, Nov 14th

  • ♪ Chloe Johns (Mercury Lounge) Start Time: 9:00pm
  • 🎭 Jo Sullivan: The Spirit (Tulsa Performing Art Center) Thru Fri, Nov 18th Start Time: 10:00am Jo Sullivan: The Spirit Nov. 2-30, M-F 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and during Chapman Music Hall events :: PAC Gallery Jo Sullivan, an award-winning mobile/digital artist now living in Tulsa, is well known in the international mobile arts community with exhibitions at the Louvre and in London, Florence and Seoul. "The Spirit" is a series of multimedia…
  • 🎓 Shark Tooth Classic (Oklahoma Aquarium - Jenks) Start Time: 11:30am In partnership with the FlyingTee, the Oklahoma Aquarium Foundation presents an unprecedented golf experience benefiting the Oklahoma Aquarium Fish Friends Education Fund The Oklahoma Aquarium’s mission is: To educate and inspire conservation of our aquatic world through interactive discovery. Since the establishment of the Oklahoma Aquarium…
  • Soundpony comedy night !!: w/ Dusty Slay (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 7:30pm

Tuesday, Nov 15th

  • ♪ Elf (Tulsa Performing Art Center) Thru Sun, Nov 20th Discover your inner elf just in time for the holiday season. Located at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Celebrity…
  • 🎭 Jo Sullivan: The Spirit (Tulsa Performing Art Center) Thru Fri, Nov 18th Start Time: 10:00am Jo Sullivan: The Spirit Nov. 2-30, M-F 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and during Chapman Music Hall events :: PAC Gallery Jo Sullivan, an award-winning mobile/digital artist now living in Tulsa, is well known in the international mobile arts community with exhibitions at the Louvre and in London, Florence and Seoul. "The Spirit" is a series of multimedia…
  • 🎓 Tulsa Lead Exchange (a business networking group) (Marley's) Start Time: 12:00pm Tulsa Lead Exchange is a business networking group of professionals. We meet each week on Tuesday at noon to exchange business leads and help each other build our business contacts and sales. Membership costs $40.00 per month (which pays for your lunch). If you are interested in becoming a member and building your business, contact one of the…
  • Tulsa's Longest Running All Original Works Open Mic !!!! (Gypsy Coffee House & Cyber Cafe) Start Time: 7:00pm
  • 🎓 Mayor's State of the City Address (Cox Business Center) Start Time: 12:00pm The Mayor’s State of the City will be held on Tuesday, November 15th at the Cox Business Center and will feature Tulsa Mayor’s as they provide an address on the upcoming year and the outlook for the City of Tulsa and surrounding region. More than 1,400 Tulsa business leaders attend each year, with the event is covered by local and state media.
  • Trapt (The Vanguard) The Normandys
  • ❓ Trivia with Jack (Soundpony Lounge) Start Time: 8:30pm
  • ♪ Wink Burcham (Mercury Lounge) Start Time: 10:00pm

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