Here’s a great story on David Sharp and his efforts to save Tulsa’s downtown from urban renewal. It’s nice to see the old neighborhood and so many familiar faces.
For nine years we ran an automotive business on North Boston and David was our landlord. It was 1989. Back then the area now known as the Brady Arts District was just called the “wrong side of the tracks.”
Continue reading Renaissance Man
Circulating around the Blue Dome Arts Festival this weekend (it’s that thing next to Mayfest where you see artists from Tulsa) we got to see a lot of old friends and meet some interesting and creative people.
When we wandered down to Living Arts it was time to stroll through the vehicles on display for the Art Car Weekend. It reminded me of a meeting several years ago. Steve Liggett and a fledgeling group of organizers wanted to produce an event inspired by the massive Houston Art Car event. Steve asked me to attend because he knew I was a “car guy.” Continue reading The Car as Art
Last weekend was the annual motorcycle show down at Brookside Motorcycle Company.
As usual Paul and the gang put out a great spread and the attendance was excellent. The lingering clouds finally coughed up some rain- but it was late in the day and everybody seemed to have a great time.
Lots of photos were snapped and we’ve shared a few here…
Photo Gallery: Brookside Motorcycle Company 2012 Spring Bike Show
The Art of This Land
..was an exhibit at Black Optical on Brookside which featured artwork and photography from the newspaper This Land Press. The one-night exhibit was held April 26th.
Images of local celebrities as diverse as Leon Russell, Woody Guthrie and Mary Beth Babcock graced the walls of the narrow retail space. It was quite a shindig and attendance was impressive. The eclectic crowd was enjoying the evening and I only wished the display would have been left up for a few days so others could enjoy it.
Here’s a more detailed rundown of the evening from Tulsa Art Spot.
4/29/2012: The exhibit is actually on display through the month of May. So get your butt down there and check it out!
Earlier this week I learned about a bizarre proposal to build an amusement park next to Tulsa’s urban wilderness area at Turkey Mountain. The public reaction has been swift and negative.
In the interest of equal time here’s a development idea for the Arkansas River in Tulsa that’s actually not bad.