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Busy weekends: Mayfest, music, moms -- and an eclipse

It was a fun but busy weekend with no time for posting here. Friday night involved ferrying my oldest son from playing in Barthelmes Conservatory's spring open concert to singing with the Augustine Christian Academy show choir at the school's high school graduation. While he was busy with that, I...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 21, 2012 12:58 AM

Decopolis "Gatsby Picnic" October 3

William Franklin, a Tulsa muralist, wants to create a museum in Tulsa devoted to Art Deco. He calls the idea "Decopolis," and he's working incrementally to gather fellow deco fans to help make this dream a reality. Supporters of Decopolis held a Deco Ball earlier this year in the zig-zag...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 18, 2010 5:08 PM

Saturday shopportunities

If you're looking for out-of-the-ordinary Christmas gifts, here are a couple of special shopping opportunities around Tulsa for tomorrow, Saturday, December 13, 2008: From 4 pm to 6 pm, Jack Frank will be signing his latest Tulsa Films DVD release, Tulsa Deco, as well as the two volumes of Fantastic...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 12, 2008 6:59 PM

<em>Tulsa Deco</em> debuts Tuesday on KTUL

UPDATE: Tulsa Deco will re-air on Sunday, December 7, at noon on KTUL channel 8. If you love Tulsa's beautiful Art Deco architecture, if you're fascinated by our rich history, you're going to want to own a copy of Jack Frank's newest DVD in his Tulsa History Series: Tulsa Deco....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 1, 2008 7:58 AM