If you have not taken a tour of Bricktown on one of our city’s well-loved water taxis, add it to your 2021 summer bucket list. Better yet, get a ticket for one of their Thursday night showboat concert series events to enjoy an exclusive experience with a local musician.
Greater OKC Chamber member United Dynamics, a company founded 28 years ago in Tecumseh/Shawnee, is expanding its footprint in the region, establishing an engineering center in downtown Oklahoma City and announcing a new partnership with the Osage Nation.
As the world begins to emerge from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, OKC is well-positioned to host groups, and with the advent of the new OKC Convention Center, the opening of the Omni Hotel, the recent expansion of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium and other assets, business has begun to pick up.
We taste test the SONIC/COOP collaborative hard seltzer product and suggest some of our favorite SONIC menu items with which to pair each flavor. We also talk about The Nova development announcement, the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at Science Museum Oklahoma, experiences we’ve had as OKC opens up, an announcement on in-person Chamber events and more.
ULI Oklahoma and the Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership are offering a second round of microgrants for placemaking and public art. Applications are due on May 31.
Oklahoma Contemporary opened a new exhibition titled ‘We Believed in the Sun’ on May 6 featuring two significant Oklahoma artists, Ebony Iman Dallas and Ron Tarver. This summer, the center will host a series of modern art-inspired camps for youth.
Each year, Oklahoma City hosts Bike to Work Day, which originated from the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 as part of Bike-to-Work Week. Join members of our community on Friday, May 21st from 7 AM-9 AM in Bicentennial Park for complimentary coffee and celebration.
The free Federal Judicial Learning Center and Museum has been around for just over 6 years and began as a legacy project led by Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange. According to the learning center’s executive director Leigh Dudley, "The Federal Judicial Learning Center & Museum offers an interactive experience that promotes an understanding of the federal court system and how 'The Rule of Law Keeps Us Free.'"
