They advertise themselves as ”Tulsa’s Nicest Flea Market.” Which is probably true. They are, in fact, very friendly. And they have lots of stuff: antiques, soap and candles, trinkets, jewelry, and guns are the usual offerings.

 It’s worth going, particularly if you’re looking for a special piece of milkglass or just need your flea market fix. There’s not much in the way of used furniture and personal items– the rather questionable flea market on the same day on Admiral is much better for that. The Saturday Flea Market runs 8-5, but most booths are only there for the morning. It’s currently housed at the Fairgrounds, er, Quicktrip Expo Center and is completely free!

 Hello folks! I know its been awhile. I’m back to recommend the Dollar Cinema on South Memorial across from Woodland Hills Mall for your discount movie viewing pleasure. It’s actually called Cinemark Movies 8, but $1 movie tickets have given the venue its popular name as the Dollar Cinema. Take note, though, that movie tickets aren’t always a dollar: tickets are $1.50 after 6pm, a whopping $1.75 Friday and Saturday evening, and .50 cents all day Tuesday. Any way you slice it, its still cheaper than renting from Blockbluster.

Reposted from TU’s website:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed TU/Gilcrease Partnership

Announcement:

Why is this agreement between TU and the City of Tulsa taking place?

The primary goal of the proposed TU and Gilcrease partnership is to consolidate management of the museum under a single entity in order to better preserve, enhance and strengthen the world class collection and legacy of Thomas Gilcrease.

Now that the museum trustees and TU have signed the agreement, does this mean that this proposed partnership is completed?

Completion of this proposal is conditioned on several items, including actions in support of the agreement by the Gilcrease Museum Association and Gilcrease Foundation. Additionally, TU officials will spend the coming months determining whether firm financial commitments for museum operations are available to support the initiative.

What role would TU take at Gilcrease?

The University of Tulsa will manage and operate the Gilcrease Museum property and the Gilcrease collection. Under this proposal, duties of TU would include:

• Hire and supervise all personnel, including the executive director;
• Payment of all operating expenses of the Gilcrease Museum and manage all finances, purchases and contracts;
• Manage, preserve, maintain and seek to expand the Gilcrease collection; and
• Fundraising and procurement of gifts, endowments and bequests

When will this agreement take effect?

The commencement date for the agreement is July 1, 2008. The management agreement has a term of 10 years, subject to renewal for successive 10-year periods unless the City or the University elects to terminate.

How does this agreement benefit the University?

The partnership between TU and the City of Tulsa will provide opportunities for the expansion of academic research of the collection. By doing so, this will bring both the museum and TU more international prominence. With TUs nationally recognized resources in western American history, art history, anthropology and archaeology, the university has considerable academic resources available to complement the Gilcrease museum. Through this partnership, TU would be able to create graduate and undergraduate research opportunities at the museum, as well as bring internationally recognized experts to study the collection and share their findings with the community.

How will the museum fit into the Universitys existing administrative chart?

Under the proposal, TU would perform a national search to hire a director to oversee the museum operations. That person also would hold a joint appointment at TU as vice president of museum affairs. As the proposed partnership comes closer to fruition, TU and the City of Tulsa will organize employee teams from both organizations to work together to ensure a smooth transition for museum operations.

Will the university use existing TU funds to pay for museum operations?

No. The proposal specifically outlines that the City of Tulsa is committed to providing the same level of funding (adjusted for inflation) to the museum each fiscal year to offset operating expenses. The balance would be funded through private commitments for financial support. Those fundraising efforts will be managed by TU. Completion of the proposal is dependent on TU officials determining if firm financial commitments are available to support museum operations in support of this initiative. While this partnership represents an enormous opportunity for TU and Gilcrease, TUs board and administration are very mindful of our responsibilities as stewards of university resources to ensure that this would not drain existing financial resources for the university.

Will TU own the museums collection and property?

No. The City of Tulsa will retain title to and ownership of the Gilcrease collection and the museum property

In recognition of Valentine’s day, I’ve decided to start a series on cheap entertainment and fun to be had in Tulsa. As a student, I have devoted much time to discovering fun and inexpensive ways of having fun around town, and have had everyone from bosses to businessmen ask what there is to do here for cheap.These dates are based on things to do for two or more people for $10-15 or less.

Weber’s Root Beer

Weber’s makes incredible home-made root beer and claims to be the originator of the hamburger. It’s a drive-up hamburger stand at Peoria and 38th that’s somewhere between fast food and sit-down service. It’s the kind of place that you would imagine had its heyday in the 1960s with the constant patronage of high school students in letter jackets. They make it as you order it, the help may not be too friendly, and the food is cheap and good. I like to get the 89-cent miniature hamburgers or “sliders” as I’ve heard them called and split a gigantic pint of root beer. Perhaps the best thing about Webers is the coupons that you can print and bring with you.

A good friend pointed out a very interesting little graphic to me yesterday. It comes from Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s latest anti-litter educational campaign. Take a look (push reload if it’s not moving on your screen):

But what is that thing to the left? It could be a very asymmetrical wastebasket, but it also bears a striking resemblance to this state: 

I spent yesterday in North Tulsa and made some really exciting finds. First of all, the Boy and I crossed off one of the top Things We Should Do in Tulsa: have lunch at Hero’s Subs and Burgers. It’s an old-style deli run by a family at Admiral and Sheridan. The lunch deals were pretty good. I got the gyros special, a large “authentic” gyro and a packet of fries bigger than I could eat. The Boy got the Hero Sub that was -seriously- over a foot long. The gyro was the best I’ve had in Tulsa. (This is no idle statement: I brake for Greek food.)

Afterwards, we headed over to Mohawk Park to find the Oxley Nature Center. The center was closed, but to our surprise the Zoo was open. The Tulsa Zoo is nestled in the Mohawk Park complex, a sort of catch-all parks and recreation area built by the city. The Boy and I wavered around the zoo entrance, until an employee told us that tickets were half off because it was under 32 degrees. Cool! We swanned in and found ourselves to be pretty much the only people wandering around inside. I enjoyed the zoo much more than I usually do going in the summer. The animals were more active, there were fewer kids running around and the trainers take the time to pull you over and point out the small prosimian dangling over your head. Unfortunately I didn’t think to take my camera, so no pictures. My favorite exhibits were the Rainforest pavillion and the seal diving tank. I thought the fish tank in the rainforest was amazing, but I wish that there had been labels of the very large and exotic fish.

Just want everyone to know, I’m not dead yet, LTT still has a pulse. I’ll post more frequently soon.

Tulsa Now! is back in blog form and still offers their popular public forums and event calendar. The public forums are pretty good. The event calendar is worth looking at every now and then, it’s pretty all-encompassing.

Merry Christmas!