Mondays, 4wks, 5/19 - 6/16, 1:30 - 3:30p

Format: Presentation
Instructor: Joe Sears
Location: TBD
À La Carte Price: $25

Note: No class 5/26

 

Come hear entertainment stories about celebrities and incidents of noteworthy encounters in show business. Besides the behind-the-scenes scoop, we’ll discuss staying healthy in retirement with “good mental health” activities related to the theater. We’ll also discuss theater overall, film, career choices and professional projects on Broadway, Off Broadway and in film. 

Tuesdays, 3wks, 5/20 - 6/3, 10a - 12p

Format: Presentation
Instructors: Various
Location: TBD
À La Carte Price: $10

 

Each week, we’ll explore a different mode of transportation and the history and culture surrounding it. We’ll start by stepping 100 years into the past to examine the Interurban Railway that connected Bartlesville, Dewey and Tuxedo with the three smelters southwest of town. Next, it’s all about the wheels. We’ll drive into the world of classic and vintage cars and the car shows that bring together fans, collectors, restorers and provide hours of visual entertainment for families. Finally, it's wheels up as we take to the air. We’ll examine aviation of the past, present and future. So much has changed, but much has stayed the same. Each week will feature a different expert for a lively learning experience. 

 

Weekly Topics:

5/20: Historic Trolley (Key Little)

5/27: Car Shows (Mickey Bryson)

6/3: Planes (Dave Sink)

Tuesdays, 1wk, 5/20, 1:30 - 3:30p

Format: Participation
Instructor: Erin Taylor
Location: TBD
À La Carte Price: $10

Materials Fee: $20 payable to instructor

 

In this course, a Master Chandler will introduce candle making for all skill levels and interests. You’ll learn essential techniques such as melting and pouring wax, wick selections, scenting and more. You’ll pour candles and get the inside scoop on how they’re scented. Each student will leave with a completed candle to keep or use as a gift.  

Wednesdays, 4wks, 5/21 - 6/11, 10a - 12p

Format: Presentation
Instructor: Various
Location: TBD
À La Carte Price: $25

 

Gather weekly to hear from the folks working hard to keep things working in our community. We’ll have legislators, city officials and the airport manager. Hear from them firsthand about current issues and projects and ask them the questions you have and can’t seem to find answers to.

Thursday, 1wk, 5/22, 10a - 3:30p
Format: Event
Instructor: Various
Location: TBD
À La Carte Price: $15

Note: Lunch Included

 

A day in the life of a Firefighter. The daily routine, training and response to incidents. 

Thursday, 1wk, 5/29, 10a - 12p
Format: Tour
Instructor: Rev. Caley Spangenberg
Location: La Quinta Foster Mansion
À La Carte Price: TBD

 

Oklahoma Wesleyan University was built around the La Quinta Mansion, the Spanish-style home designed for oilman H.V. Foster. The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and houses OKWU’s administrative offices. In this personalized tour, you’ll get background on the home and the people who lived there. You’ll also get to hear some of the rumors about the mansion that have been thriving for decades and learn if the stories are fact or fiction.  

Thursday, 1wk, 6/5, starts at 10am
Format: Tour
Location: Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (Pawhuska, OK)
À La Carte Price: $10

Note: The tour will last approximately 2 hours.

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve at 39,650 acres is the largest protected piece of tallgrass prairie left on earth. We’ll tour the Visitor’s Center to learn how urban sprawl and conversion to cropland have left this once expansive landscape, originally spanning across 14 states, at less than 4% of its original size. A docent will describe how the herd of some 2,500 bison is managed and what “patch-burning” means. You’ll learn what flora and fauna thrive in a native prairie as well as the history of the cattle operations of the early 20th Century that prevented the land from being plowed, allowing the tallgrasses to continue growing. We’ll visit the original bunkhouse (next door to the Visitor Center). Guests may then explore on their own, walk the prairie trails (three to choose from) or drive the larger prairie to see bison.