Oklahoma City Courses
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Oklahoma City Summer 2025 Course Offerings
May 19 - June 18
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OS25-111 | Let's Do Lunch: OKC Patio Places
Mondays, 3wks, 5/19 - 6/9, 11a - 12:30p
Format: Participation
Facilitator: Lesley St.John
Location: Various
À La Carte Price: $10Note: Participants pay for own meals.
In this course, we’ll meet weekly for lunch at a different locally owned restaurant with patio dining. At each one, we’ll learn about the history of the restaurant, the owner, the food and how the menu was inspired. Most importantly, we’ll eat.
Planned locations:
5/19: The Bradford House Restaurant
6/2: The Press in the Plaza District
6/9: Hall's Pizza Kitchen
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OS25-112 | Oklahoma's Wild West History
Mondays, 4wks, 5/19 - 6/16, 1:30 - 3:30p
Format: Lecture
Instructor: Anna Davis, Historical interpreter and editor
Location: Epworth Villa
À La Carte Price: $25Recommended reading: The Real Wild West by Michael Wallis (ISBN 0312263813)
Oklahoma has a rich history with Wild West Shows, from Pawnee Bill to Tom Mix. Join us to explore the amazing history of Wild West Shows and how they helped to shape popular culture and our American heroes. Stillwater's own pioneer history plays a role in these shows, from Captain David L. Payne to Captain Couch. Topics we’ll explore are Pawnee Bill and May Lillie, 101 Ranch, Tom Mix, Lucille Mulhall and Buffalo Bill.
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OS25-211 | Life, Loss, and Laughter
Tuesdays, 4wks, 5/20 - 6/10, 10:00a - 12:00p
Format: Participation
Instructor: Conni Ohler Eckstein
Location: Epworth Villa
À La Carte Price: $25Discover how humor can offer connection, confidence, and even healing. In this uplifting class, a seasoned stand-up comic and improviser shares how laughter helped her thrive in a male-dominated career and how it sustained her through personal grief, the loss of her son. You’ll learn basic improv games and techniques in a supportive, lighthearted environment. No performance experience needed—just a willingness to laugh, share, and explore the joyful (and surprisingly powerful) role humor can play in your own life.
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OS25-212 | Understanding Oklahoma's Legislative Process
Tuesdays, 4wks, 5/20 - 6/10, 2:00 - 3:00p
Format: Presentation
Instructor: Joe Dorman
Location: Epworth Villa
À La Carte Price: $20Description will be provided soon
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OS25-311 | American Mah Jongg
Wednesday, 4wks, 5/21 - 6/11, 10:00a - 12:00p
Format: Participation
Instructor: Dr. Cristina Pickle DNP, RN
Location: 3350 Bungalow Cove Edmond, OK 73034
À La Carte Price: $25Materials Fee: $15 for 2025 Rule Card
In this class, you will learn to:
Identify Items needed for American Mah Jongg. Set up the wall of tiles for American Mah Jongg. Pick a dealer to break the wall of tiles. Deal tiles. Arrange the tiles on a rack for strategic play. Read and interpret the American Mah Jongg Playing Card. Exchange tiles by doing the "Charleston" tile swap. Begin play. Call a pause. Trade for an exposed Joker. How to Mah Jongg.
- OS25-0411 | Scissortail Park Tour
Thursday, 1wk, 5/22, 10a - 12p
Format: Tour
Tour guide: Location Staff
Location: Scissortail Park
À La Carte Price: $10Notes: Lunch is not included and there is a max of 10 people.
Silver Flyers Golf Cart tour of the park. Scissortail Park is a 70-acre urban oasis extending from the core of downtown Oklahoma City to the shore of the Oklahoma River. You’re probably most familiar with the Skydance Bridge that connects two sections of the park across I-40.
Afterwards, we’ll lunch at Social Capital (517 S. Hudson), Oklahoma’s craft beer headquarters with a rooftop patio overlooking Scissortail Park. Since this is an all-outdoor day, dress for rain, wind, and maybe bring a blanket for the golf cart ride if you run cold.
- OS25-0521 | Guthrie Tour
Friday, 1wk, 5/30, starts at 10am
Format: Tour
Facilitator: Lesley St.John
Location: Guthrie (various)
À La Carte Price: $25Note: Lunch is not included. The tour will last approximately 2 hours. More specifics will be provide via email.
Join us for this visit to Oklahoma’s first capital. Points in interest include the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, plus the Guthrie Scottish & Masonic Center. We’ll stop by the pharmacy museum and have a cute lunch at Stables Cafe, with time for candy and antique shopping.
Contact
Robbin Davis
OLLI Director
139 Nancy Randolph Davis
405-744-5868
olli@okstate.edu