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Good morning, Tulsa! In today’s edition: Dinner cooked by audience, Ethan Hawke’s The Lowdown’s 98% score, a sword and shield tournament, and more. Let’s get to it!
— Cait Baker
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📰 In the news
Dinner cooked by audience: Johnny Polygon is bringing his new one-man show EVERYTHING’S FINE to Spotlight Theatre, mixing storytelling, stand-up, and live music. The January 30 and 31 performances sold out within three days — read the full story.
Coaches navigated strike challenges: The Tulsa Oilers have returned to the ice after the ECHL and the players union reached a collective bargaining agreement, ending a league-wide strike. Coaches and players are excited — read the full story.
Gritty Tulsa crime drama: Ethan Hawke’s series The Lowdown is streaming on Hulu and Disney+, earning a 98% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and landing top 10 in over 25 countries, with Kyle MacLachlan co-starring — get all the details.
Compare rates for free: The national average for car insurance is around $175 per month. Paying more than that? Same, so I did some shopping around and ended up cutting my premium in half. If you haven’t checked in a while, you’re probably overpaying too — here’s the comparison tool I used.
Protect your nest egg: Savvy investors are turning to gold amidst today’s inflation, national debt, and market uncertainty for a reason. It holds its value when everything else feels shaky. Case in point: it’s up ~62% since this month last year. If you’re curious about adding it and other precious metals to your portfolio, American Hartford has a super helpful guide that covers everything you need to know. It’s free, and definitely worth a read — check it out here.
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🫶 We got your back
Sidewalk and drainage improvements: Gilcrease Museum Road in north Tulsa is getting a $25 million overhaul funded by Improve Our Tulsa 2. The road will be closed from West Edison to West Pine for 150 days, then partially reopen as work continues. Expect construction noise and truck traffic. Completion is expected in late 2026. Get all the project details.
Your brainy playdate: Crawl through tape tunnels, splash through HydroLab experiments, and tackle build-it challenges in The WorkShop at Discovery Lab. Expect hands-on fun that actually teaches, whether with a kid or just your curiosity; there’s room to make, tinker, and laugh.
Burrito fix, sorted: When the craving hits, Tacos Don Francisco rolls hefty, no-drama burritos alongside tacos, tortas, and pupusas, keeping everyone happy. Midweek friendly, it delivers flavor-first plates that leave you full, content, and questioning that sad desk lunch… dependable, unfussy, exactly what you wanted.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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🐕 UKC Rally and Obedience Trials @ Tulsa Dog Training Club | Friday (1/9) at 10:00 AM – Take a break from yard work and watch dogs with better manners than your brother-in-law. Tulsa Agility Club hosts UKC Rally and Obedience trials, open to UKC-registered dogs, where precision, teamwork, and tail wags rule. Quiet clapping, sharp sits, very satisfying.
🚤 The Boat & RV Show @ Arvest Convention Center | Friday (1/9) at 11:00 AM – Head Downtown for the Boat & RV Show, where 50+ boat brands and 80+ RVs gather under one roof, zero pressure. Compare side by side, scoop show savings and on-site financing, and start plotting Grand, Keystone, or Tenkiller weekends, grandkid bribes, and early retirement fantasies.
🌿 Guided Teaching Garden Tour @ Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park | Saturday (1/10) at 10:00 AM – Swap the lawn chores for a volunteer-led stroll through Tulsa’s Teaching Garden, 1.55 acres of intentional beauty and plant gossip. Space is tight, so preregister; members are free, guests chip in a suggested $5, and your ticket nabs the Guided Mansion Tour if available.
🧶 Handknitting: Learn to Make a Hat @ Community Craft | Saturday (1/10) at 10:00 AM – Already cast on, knit, and purl? Level up with a Purl Soho Box Hat in the round, a beanie that preps you for socks and keeps your ears warm. Learn ribbing, paired decreases, and Kitchener stitch, bring bulky yarn, size 8s, and stitch markers.
🐾 Community Adoption Event @ Fetch Social Club | Saturday (1/10) at 12:00 PM – An easygoing adoption afternoon at Fetch Social Club, featuring Animal Aid of Tulsa, the since-1961 pros at daily miracles. Grab a drink, pet some overachievers, and chat fostering, volunteering, or adding a four-legged coworker who will never schedule a Zoom.
⚔ 12th Night Feast and Sword and Shield Tournament @ Tulsa VFW | Saturday (1/10) at 12:00 PM – Holiday frenzy over? Don a mask with Company of the Lynx Argent for a 12th Night masquerade that swaps tinsel for tavern vibes. Cheer a proper sword-and-shield tournament, then settle into a warm hall with excellent food, live music, and blissfully judgment-free seconds.
📚 Local Author Book Fair! @ Tulsa Spotlight Theater | Sunday (1/11) at 12:00 PM – Think your to-be-read pile is under control? Come prove it at a local author book fair, free admission, with about 20 hometown writers to browse, chat with, and buy from. Support the neighbors, pad the nightstand, maybe even get something signed.
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📻 Tulsa report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 70°F – Low: 41°F – Precip: 93%
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 54°F – Low: 34°F – Precip: 4%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
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