Any DUers from Tulsa?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

I have a gig out there in a few weeks, and will have some time to explore. I think I'm going to bring my 8 year old along, too, so he doesn't get too far behind in school (we homeschool). Any suggestions for places to visit, eat, be entertained, etc?

:hi:

[hippywife]

1. We live just south of Tulsa and

I work in Tulsa. What kind of gig and how long will you be here? PM me if you'd rather discuss all this off the board.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. The opera...

It'll be an on-and-off schedule. The first run will be rehearsals and performances over the course of 6 days from 9/19-24. I'll most likely bring my son then.

After that I'll have one performance on 10/7, and they'll have me come on the 6th, and performances the following weekend, on the 13th and 15th. Again, they'll most likely want me there the night before. So it looks like I'll have a fair amount of time to do some exploring. :)

[hippywife]

6. What kind of things

do you like to do. If you are bringing your son, one of the first things I would recommend is a visit to the Gilcrease Museum for a little fun but educational trip. It's all American art of the old west and Native American art.

Link here: http://www.gilcrease.org/

We would be glad to meet up with you during some of your time here.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. That looks wonderful!

I'd love for him to get some Native American history and culture...particularly info on the Trail of Tears.

I'd love to meet up with you! I'll pm you when I know more about my schedule.

[hippywife]

12. That will be great!

We'll look forward to hooking up with you! There is also another nice art museum, The Philbrook, it may not hold the interest of an 8 year old, but it has beautiful gardens.

http://www.philbrook.org/

I'll try to think of some other ideas in the meantime.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. Thanks!

He loves gardens!

[Mr. Blonde]

7. Sounds like you would be otherwise engaged

but Cain's Ballroom is one of the more famous things there. And Kings of Leon are playing there on Sept. 22nd. I personally can't wait for that.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. I'm not sure what my schedule is...

except that the performance times will be evenings and Sunday matinees. I'll have to keep entertainment expenses minimal, though...It's not a huge paying gig. Thanks for the tip, though. I love their homepage...I've always liked Texas Swing... :hi:

[lizziegrace]

2. My sister lives just south of Tulsa

and homeschools my nephew. Unfortunately, she's an evangelical republican. But, I'm sure she can give me some places to visit. One place she liked was the memorial to those killed in the OKC bombing. (OKC's about 1 1 /2 hours away?)

[hippywife]

3. Hi, Lizzie!

Odd how the world works. I used to live where you do and all my family still does and I live near your sister, apparently!

[lizziegrace]

5. Apparently!

It is funny. Check your PM.

:hi:

[hippywife]

9. Back atcha! n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. I'm sure we're pretty different homeschoolers...

;-) But any info she might have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I found a website for a Geosciences Center that looks promising. He's fascinated with earthquakes, volcanoes, and such...
But ugh! It looks like it's funded by Halliburton! :puke:

[lizziegrace]

11. My nephew is a storm chaser

I'll PM his website to you.

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. Oh my gosh!

That sounds great! Thanks!

Hope there aren't any while we're there... :scared:

[hippywife]

14. No gaurantees but

it's a pretty safe time of the year. Lizzie and I are pm'ing because my husband and I are ham radio operators and do storm spotting for the weather service on occassion. Such a small world! LOL

[lizziegrace]

15. My nephew's trying to figure out how to get a radio

in the car he just bought - just for storm chasing season!

:)

[hippywife]

16. My husband and I both

have 2 meter rigs in ours. He put them in and it didn't seem too difficult. I bought mine for little over $100 from the ICOM dealer at one of the annual hamfests. Bought my antenna for the car up there on the last visit home at Univeral Radio: http://www.universal-radio.com/

[lizziegrace]

17. I'll pass this along to my nephew

the coincidences are too funny!! :hi:

[hippywife]

18. They are, aren't they?

Hope you find something really soon! I'm turning in for the night. See you later! :hi:

[Heidi]

21. I grew up in the Tulsa area. Here is my favorite school field trip place:

http://www.woolaroc.org/

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Thank you, Heidi!

That looks like a great place to visit! What was your favorite part of the museum?

[Heidi]

25. When I was a kid, the Woolaroc had

shrunken heads, and each class had heard about them from the older kids, so of course that's what us younger kids always looked forward to seeing. How an Oklahoma oil man came to have shrunken heads in his collection of cultural artifacts is beyond me. :shrug:

I just googled "shrunken heads" and Woolaroc. I guess I'm not the only person who remembers them.

http://www.google.ch/search?hl=en&q=%22shrunken+heads%22+Woolaroc&meta=

[GoddessOfGuinness]

26. LOL!

Sounds like an episode of X-Files!

[Heidi]

27. I would guess that taking your son to the Woolaroc

would give him plenty of cool stories to tell his friends when ya'll get back home. It would be awfully difficult for his eight-year-old friends to top, "Hey, I saw shrunken heads!" :yoiks:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. His older bro will be jealous...

seeing as it's pretty dark, and he's into the Goth thing. I'd take him too, but he has to work...

[Ptah]

22. Good luck

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. Thanks, Ptah!

You're in AZ, aren't you?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. tweaking for Tulsans