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TODAY: A MIXTURE OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND AROMATIC…FROM A FUN ARTSY PLAYHOUSE IN EDMOND, TO A COOL
ACCESSORY STORE IN TULSA TO FOOD TRUCKS, FRESH AIR, AND BAMBOO IN GUTHRIE.
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TRAVEL WITH TRIPLE A’S DISCVOER OKLAHOMA!
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HI AND WELCOME TO TRIPLE-A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA…I’M JENIFER REYNOLDS. AND I’M DINO LALLI. TODAY
WE’RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE LINNAEUS TEACHING GARDEN…IT’S ADJACENT TO THE TULSA MUNICIPAL
ROSE GARDEN…AND WE ARE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS, ACTUALLY. NUMBER ONE, IT’S ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS HERE. AND NUMBER TWO, IT ACTUALLY SMELLS REALLY GOOD. THAT’S PERFECT FOR OUR
THEME THIS WEEK, WHICH IS POTPOURRI. WE HAVE A POTPOURRI OF STORIES FOR YOU. FOR EXAMPLE,
A PLACE HERE IN TULSA THAT MAKES THE MOST DELICIOUS SMELLING CANDLES. WE’LL TELL YOU
ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT FIRST, WE’RE GOING TO GO TO A PLACE CALLED UNPLUGGITS PLAYHOUSE.
IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO PLAY AND TO PAINT AND DO CERAMICS. AND WHO BETTER
TO SEND THERE, BUT OUR BIG KID ON THE STAFF, JEFF ROBERTS. BEHIND THESE DOORS THE SECRET
TO GET YOUR KIDS WEANED OFF THAT X-BOX & PS3…UNPLUGGITS. SO WHAT MADE OWNER KATRINA UHLS COME UP WITH
AN IDEA LIKE THIS? WALK ME THROUGH HOW YOU CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA. I THINK THIS IS REALLY
COOL. WELL I WOULD BE ON THE PHONE OR WORKING FROM HOME AND I WOULD SUDDENLY REALIZE THAT
MY BOYS HAD BEEN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS AND SO IT WAS AN EXPRESSION
I CAME UP WITH TO TELL MY FRIENDS OR CO-WORKERS, “OH I’VE GOTTA GO. I NEED TO UNPLUG MY
KIDS”. SO LATER DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I CAME UP WITH THIS BUSINESS IDEA IT JUST MADE SENSE
TO CALL IT UNPLUGGITS TO REPRESENT ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN DO WHILE YOU’RE UNPLUGGED.
WHERE DID THE IDEA OF LIKE, ARTS AND CRAFTS COME INTO IT? WELL I’VE ALWAYS ENJOYED ARTS
AND CRAFTS MYSELF BUT OF COURSE AS A WORKING MOM YOU KNOW THE YEARS SLIP BY AND UH YOU
DON’T HAVE THE TIME TO SPEND WITH IT LIKE YOU USED TO, AND THEN ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN
MY BOYS GOT A LITTLE OLDER 3, 4 YEARS OLD I THOUGHT OH, I’M GONNA TAKE ‘EM TO A
CERAMIC STUDIO AND I REALIZED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THAT PROBABLY WASN’T SUCH A
GOOD IDEA. (LAUGHING) AND UH SO I (LAUGHING) DON’T TOUCH, LOOK WITH YOUR EYES STICK YOUR
HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS AND THEY ENJOYED IT, BUT THEY ENJOYED IT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND
THEN THEY WANTED TO GET UP AND RUN AROUND AND SO I HAD WORKED DOWNTOWN FOR A LONG TIME
FOR OVER 20 YEARS STRAIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE AND WHEN THE COMPANY WAS SOLD UM I HAD AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO START MY OWN BUSINESS AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOYED
AND SOMETHING THAT I FELT LIKE I WOULD’VE ENJOYED AS A WORKING MOM A BUSY MOM WITH MY
KIDS…YOU KNOW SOME BONDING TIME WITH THEM. SO WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE BOYS
WOULD DO WELL AND THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO RUN AROUND, IS THAT WHY YOU CAME UP WITH THE
IDEA, TOO, OF THE INDOOR PLAYGROUND HERE AS WELL? YES…DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY. AND ALSO
I THINK FREE PLAY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE AS A NAIVE PARENT, I WENT TO THE PARK WITH
A BOOK THINKING I COULD SIT THERE AND READ MY BOOK WHILE MY KIDS PLAYED ON THE PLAY STRUCTURE
AND THEN THEY DISAPPEARED BEHIND A PINE TREE AND I’M LIKE…AND I LOVE THE PARKS, DON’T
GET ME WRONG. BUT IT’S KINDA LIKE YOU REALLY CANNOT RELAX AS MUCH AS YOU’D LIKE SOMETIMES
UNLESS YOU’RE ON THE JUNGLE GYM WITH THEM. A LOT OF TIMES YOU’RE TOO TIRED TO BE ON
THE JUNGLE GYM WITH THEM. WELL SOMETIMES YOU ARE AND THAT’S THE REALITY OF IT UH AND
SO WE DID DESIGN IT WITH ALL THE WALLS LOW AND THE WINDOWS TO THE PLAYGROUND FOR A REASON
SO A MOM COULD ACTUALLY PAINT AND UH HER CHILD COULD PAINT, LEAVE IT, GO PLAY A LITTLE BIT…COME
BACK. SO YOU SEE A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH THE KIDS. THE KIDS CAN DO CERAMICS, PAINTING,
PLAY DOH, PUPPET SHOWS…BUT I WANT TO GO PLAY! THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THESE LITTLE
ONES. HERE AT UNPLUGGITS WE’VE SHOWN YOU SO MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH ARTS AND CRAFTS MY
FAVORITE, THE PAINT AND EASEL. IN FACT, I’M SO EXCITED, I’M GONNA CREATE SOME MAGIC
HERE. YOU GUYS DON’T KNOW I HAVE THIS HIDDEN TALENT, WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE MAGIC I CREATE.
IT’S TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL. I THINK IT’S A MASTERPIECE. I CALL IT THE MONA DINO. SO
DA VINCI, I’M NOT. BUT YOU KNOW IT’S PRETTY DARNED GOOD. REMEMBER, YOU CAN MAKE-AND-TAKE,
BOOK YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY, OR JUST COME ON DOWN AND DO YOUR OWN PUPPET SHOW. AT UNPLUGGITS
I’M JEFF ROBERTS…BYE BYE! UNPLUGGITS PLAYSTUDIO HAS A VERY INFORMATIVE WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND
OUT ABOUT GROUP ACTIVITIES, TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR CALENDAR, WORKSHOPS AND MORE. JUST GO
TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH WE’LL LINK YOU TO AT THE DISCOVER OKLAHOMA PAGE AT TRAVEL OK
DOT COM. WOW, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. JEFF, HOW ABOUT FOR YOUR NEXT
STORY WE SEND YOU HANG GLIDING OVER A SWAMP WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO WRESTLE SOME ALLIGATORS
WHILE CHEWING ON TIN FOIL…HOW’S THAT? IN POISON IVY…IT’S PERFECT. YOU KNOW,
THAT PLACE LOOKED REALLY FUN AND OUR NEXT DESTINATION IS A FUN PLACE, BUT IT ALSO HAS
AN ELEMENT THAT SMELLS REALLY GOOD. IT CERTAINLY DOES. AND IT’S A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ALSO
WEAVE TOGETHER OLDER OBJECTS TO CREATE NEW ONES. IT’S CALLED THE NEST. OWNER ALLAN
SUZOR DESCRIBES HIS STORE THE NEST AS QUOTE FOUND OBJECTS WOVEN TOGETHER TO MAKE A HOME.
WHEN I WALKED IN, THE WORD THAT CAME TO MIND WAS ECLECTIC. AND THE VERY FIRST THING EVERYONE
NOTICES OR TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, SMELLS WOULD BE…DEFINITELY THE CANDLES, RIGHT AWAY WHEN
THEY WALK IN THAT’S THE FIRST THING THEY SMELL, THEY SMELL IT WALKING UP TO THE STORE.
WE MAKE OUR OWN CANDLES IN-HOUSE, SO THAT SCENT IS ALWAYS IN HERE, BUT WE ALSO OFFER
WHEN YOU’RE DONE WITH THE CANDLE, TO BRING IT BACK, THE EMPTY CONTAINER, BECAUSE WE POUR
THEM IN-HOUSE. WE GIVE YOU FOUR DOLLARS OFF YOUR NEXT CANDLE, SO IT ENCOURAGES THIS WHOLE
IDEA OF RECYCLING AND REPURPOSING WHICH IS ALSO SUCH A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR BUSINESS HERE.
ALLAN SAYS THE CANDLE SALES HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. IN FACT, HE’S NOW MAKING
SO MANY CANDLES, HE’S ORDERED NEW, BIGGER EQUIPMENT TO HANDLE THE INCREASED ORDERS.
BUT FOR NOW, HE’S STILL MAKING CANDLES LIKE THIS, WHICH IS LIKE A HOME VERSION METHOD.
FIRST IT GOES INTO A SLOW COOKER ON A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE, 165, 165 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
IS ULTIMATE FOR THE THROW OF THE SCENT. SO WHEN YOU ADD THE SCENT TO THE WAX THAT GIVES
YOU THE BEST STANDING UNLIT. YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU EVER WALKED INTO A ROOM AND SMELLED A
CANDLE AND IT’S NOT EVEN LIT? AT THAT TEMPERATURE GIVES YOU THE BEST THROW THEY CALL IT OF THE
SCENT SO IT DOESN’T EVEN NEED TO BE LIT. SO ONCE THE WAX IS AT THAT, YOU ADD YOUR OIL,
ESSENTIAL OILS, WHATEVER THE OIL IS, BE IT FIR OR ANY OF THE SCENTS, AND THEN YOU POUR
IT INTO A CONTAINER WITH A WICK IN IT. AND HE DOESN’T PUT DYE IN THOSE WAXES. IT’S
A COMBINATION OF BEESWAX AND PARAFFIN SO IT TENDS TO BURN A LITTLE CLEANER. THERE’S
ALSO TWO POUNDS OF WAX, SO THEY END UP BEING LARGE, LONG BURNING CANDLES THAT HAVE BECOME
IMMENSELY POPULAR. THE FRONT PART OF THE STORE IS RETAIL, BUT THE BACK IS REFERRED TO AS
A THINK TANK SLASH WORK AREA. IT’S HERE ALLAN AND HIS STAFF LAUREN HENSON AND ADREINNE
DUFFY COME UP WITH ALL KINDS OF IDEAS. THERE ARE WOODWORKING TOOLS, PAPER ARTS, TO PAINTING
AND THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE VARIOUS PIECES. IT’S ALL PART OF
THE ART OF DESIGNING…THAT ECLECTIC HODGEPODGE OF FOUND OBJECTS THAT ARE JUST WOVEN TOGETHER
TO CREATE SOMETHING ELSE. AND EVEN WITH THE NEW PROJECT, PRODUCTS THAT I’M BUYING, I
TRY TO FIND A SECOND USE FOR THEM. I USE THEM AS NEW OBJECTS. LIKE THIS IS A BUD VASE, BUT
I LOVE IT ON A DESK WITH PENCILS, AND FLOWERS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO IT IS A BUD VASE,
BUT WHY CAN’T IT BE BOTH? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO EVEN AS A NEW OBJECT I DON’T
HAVE TO REPURPOSE IT IN ANY WAY, IT’S ALREADY, JUST GIVING SOMEBODY ELSE A DIFFERENT WAY
OF THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING. AND DIFFERENT IS WHAT YOU’LL FIND AT THE NEST. IT’S
A WONDERFUL HOME GIFT STORE. NO JEWELRY, NO CLOTHING, NOTHING LIKE THAT; IT’S ALL GIFTS
AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE HOME IN PARTICULAR. SO NOW MY OBJECTIVE IS A GOOD PRICE POINT
FOR A HOME GIFT. SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE, STORES SELL FURNITURE AND LARGER PIECES AND I’M
ALL ABOUT THE ACCESSORIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEST ON CHERRY STREET IN TULSA,
JUST GO TO THE DISCOVER OKLAHOMA PAGE AT TRAVEL OK DOT COM. WELL, OUR POTPOURRI TOUR AROUND
OKLAHOMA IS NOT FINISHED YET. WE’RE GOING TO HEAD TO GUTHRIE NEXT WHERE WE WILL TALK
ABOUT BAMBOO…THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S JUST A SMALL PART OF OUR POTPOURRI SHOW, BUT YOU
NEED TO STAY WITH US AS
TRIPLE A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA CONTINUES RIGHT AFTER THIS.
WELCOME BACK TO TRIPLE A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA AND OUR POTPOURRI SHOW, WHICH IS A COLLECTION
OF FUN, DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS ALL OVER THE STATE THAT ARE UNIQUE AND A GREAT TIME. THEY
ARE ALL INDEED THAT, BUT THIS NEXT DESTINATION I ACTUALLY FOUND VERY FASCINATING BECAUSE,
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, I DIDN’T KNOW A LOT ABOUT BAMBOO BEFORE I DID THIS STORY.
BUT WITH THAT, LET’S HEAD TO GUTHRIE TO THE BAMBOO SATORI. THE BAMBOO SATORI OPENED
OFFICIALLY IN THE LATE 90’S. LINDA FINLEY IS THE OWNER. HER HUSBAND STARTED GROWING
BAMBOO YEARS AGO, AND AFTER HE PASSED AWAY, SHE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE 35 DIFFERENT
VARIETIES OF BAMBOO GROWN HERE. IT GROWS LIKE NO OTHER PLANT IN THIS COUNTRY. IT’S HARD
FOR US TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND HOW IT ACTUALLY DOES GROW, BECAUSE WE’RE NOT USED TO SOMETHING
THAT STAYS GREEN ALL YEAR. IT’S AN EXTREMELY USEFUL PLANT. IT’S PEACEFUL. IT INVITES
THE BIRDS. IT’S A GREEN PLANT, NOT ONLY IS IT GREEN, IT IS GREEN! LINDA HAS ALWAYS
ENJOYED GARDENING AND TAKING CARE OF PLANTS. SO WORKING WITH BAMBOO SEEMED THE PERFECT
FIT. THERE ARE AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF WAYS ONE CAN USE BAMBOO, WITH THE BIGGEST ONES
BEING FOR LANDSCAPING AND TO PUT UP PRIVACY FENCES. EVEN LINDA’S EARRINGS ARE MADE OUT
OF BAMBOO. THERE ARE YELLOW BAMBOOS, GREEN, VARIEGATED AND MORE. I HAVE BAMBOO THAT GROWS
FROM SIX INCHES TALL TO SIXTY FEET TALL. THE SIX INCH ONE IS NOT EVER GONNA GET ANY TALLER,
THE SIXTY FOOT ONE, ONCE IT REACHES SIXTY FEET IT’S NOT GONNA GET ANY TALLER EITHER.
THEY HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT, AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER, A MINIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE THAT THEY CAN TOLERATE.
AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENCES. LINDA SELLS BAMBOO TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND WHEN YOU VISIT THE BAMBOO SATORI, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HIT ME IS JUST HOW PEACEFUL
IT IS OUT HERE. AND WHILE THIS IS A PEACEFUL AND TRANQUIL PLACE, OKLAHOMA’S CLIMATE CAN
BE A CHALLENGE. THE COLD PROBABLY AFFECTS IT MORE THAN ANYTHING. THE STRONG OKLAHOMA
NORTH WINDS CAN BURN THE LEAVES. BUT, BAMBOO IS AMAZINGLY RESILIENT, SO THOSE LEAVES WILL
REPLACE THEMSELVES. AND THERE REALLY AREN’T TOO MANY PESTS OR DISEASES THAT BOTHER IT.
BAMBOO DOES NOT NEED A LOT OF WATER, SO THAT’S GOOD. IT DOES NOT LIKE TO HAVE ITS FEET WET,
SO IT PREFERS A MORE DRIER SOIL, BUT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THIS DROUGHT HAS HURT IT. A LOT
OF IT THAT’S COME UP THIS SPRING WAS NOT AS BIG AS IT SHOULD’VE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE
DROUGHT. IT DIDN’T DIE, BUT YOU KNOW IT JUST WASN’T QUITE AS HEALTHY. BUT IT’S
RECUPERATING QUITE NICELY WITH ALL THE RAIN WE’VE HAD LATELY. AND FINALLY, I ALSO LEARNED
JUST HOW BAMBOO IS CONNECTED, AND WHEN IT GROWS, IT TRULY TAKES OFF. YOU MADE A COMMENT
EARLIER, YOU SAID ALL I REALLY DO IS CHASE THE BAMBOO. WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT? WELL,
IT RUNS, SO IF SOMETHING’S RUNNING YOU HAVE TO CHASE IT. AND YOU KNOW I DON’T HAVE ANY
OF MY BAMBOO CONTAINED OUT HERE SO THAT’S WHY I HAVE TO CHASE IT. WE KNOW WHERE YOU
CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BAMBOO SATORI, AND WE’LL LINK YOU TO THEIR WEBSITE ON THE
DISCOVER OKLAHOMA PAGE AT TRAVEL-OK-DOT COM. FROM A FUN PLACE FOR KIDS TO PAINT, TO CREATIVE
HOME DECORATING, TO THE USES OF BAMBOO…WE’VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE SO FAR…BUT WE ARE
NOT DONE! WE ARE FAR FROM FINISHED. IN FACT, UP NEXT, ONE OF TULSA’S TOP TOURIST ATTACTIONS…WE
ARE OFF TO THE PHILBROOK WHEN
TRIPLE A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA CONTINUES RIGHT AFTER THIS.
WELCOME BACK TO TRIPLE A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA. THIS IS OUR POTPOURRI SHOW…JUST AN ASSORTMENT
OF FUN AND INTERESTING DESTINATIONS FROM ALL OVER OUR STATE. LET’S SEE, WEBSTER DEFINES
POTPOURRI AS A MIXTURE OF UNRELATED OBJECTS AND SUBJECTS, ETC. AND THAT CERTAINLY FITS,
BUT IN OUR NEXT DESTINATION, WHEN YOU GO, EVERYTHING FITS PERFECTLY. TO BEGIN WITH,
IT’S HOUSED, AT LEAST PART OF IT, IN A 1920’S VILLA THAT’S JUST GORGEOUS AND IT SITS ON
23 BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED ACRES. OF COURSE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD REKNOWNED
PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART. WHAT MAKES PHILBROOK SPECIFICALLY INTERESTING TO OKLAHOMA IS NOT
JUST THE COLLECTION, WHICH IS FIRST RATE, BUT IT’S THE COMBINATION OF THE COLLECTION,
AND THE GARDENS, YOU KNOW WE HAVE OVER 20 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL GARDENS HERE, THE HISTORIC
HOME OWNED BY WAITE AND GENEVIEVE PHILLIPS, AND WHEN YOU COMBINE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS,
IT MAKES FOR AN EXPERIENCE YOU CANNOT FIND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE REGION. FOR ART LOVERS,
THERE MAY BE NO BETTER EXPERIENCE IN OKLAHOMA THAN TULSA’S PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART. THE
COLLECTIONS OF RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART AND SCULTURE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST
IN THE WORLD. BUT SO IS ITS OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART. IT IS ALSO BECOMING
QUITE WELL KNOWN FOR ITS COLLECTION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY. FROM THE 1920S THROUGH THE
1960S…COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TOOK ON EXTRAORDINARY SHAPE AND COLOR. IT LEAVES A LOT TO SEE HERE,
BUT EVERY MUSEUM HAS ITS STAR ATTRACTIONS. I WOULD SAY IN THE MUSEUM, WITH THE COLLECTION,
WE HAVE WILLIAM BOUGUEREAU’S, THE SHEPHERDESS, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS PIECES. WE
HAVE RODIN’S ADAM, WHICH GREETS YOU AS YOU COME INTO THE ROTUNDA. THESE WORKS OF ART
ARE THE PUBLIC FACE OF THE PHILBROOK…BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, THE PHILBROOK SHINES LIKE
A BRIGHT GREEN STAR. INHERENTLY PEOPLE THINK MUSEUMS ARE KIND OF ENERGY USERS ON A HIGH
LEVEL AND WE ARE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLLED TO
PROTECT THE ARTWORK. BUT WE’VE TRIED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THAT AND MAKE SURE WE’RE DOING
AS MANY THINGS TO BE GREEN AS POSSIBLE. THE PHILBROOK RECYCLES MOST EVERYTHING…FROM
OFFICE PAPER AND CARDBOARD TO BOTTLES AND CANS. IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE THAT BIG OF A
DEAL...UNTIL YOU CONSIDER JUST ONE EVENT…THE TWICE ANNUAL WINE EXPERIENCE FUNDRAISER. SO
THAT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO ACTUALLY RECYCLE THE EVENT AND IT CAME OUT GREAT. WE RECYCLED
1,720 POUNDS OF GLASS, WHICH, WE PROBABLY MISSED A FEW BOTTLES HERE AND THERE BUT THAT’S
PRETTY AMAZING. EVEN THE GIFT SHOP TAKES PART, FEATURING FAIR TRADE ITEMS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFORTS HERE ARE JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE. THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS AT THE MUSEUM ARE LIVING
WORKS OF ART AND THE TEMPIETTO HAS BEEN THE SCENE FOR MARRIAGE PROPOSALS AND NUPTUALS
FOR GENERATIONS OF LOVERS. THE WORKS OF ART HERE AT THE PHILBROOK SPAN CENTURIES AND SPAWN
SPARKS OF ILLUMINATING IMAGINATION AND WONDER…NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOUR AGE OR WHERE
YOU’VE BEEN. THE PHILBROOK OFFERS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL WHETHER YOU’RE IN OKLAHOMA
CITY, OR TULSA, OR DURANT, OR IN GUYMON, YOU SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO COME HERE AND VISIT
IT, EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME HERE WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN
AND HAVE GREAT MEMORIES. SOME PEOPLE COME HERE WHEN THEY ARE 80 FOR THE FIRST TIME AND
THEY STILL HAVE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART IS OPEN SIX DAYS A
WEEK AND DIFFERENT EXHIBITS ARE ALWAYS OPENING THERE. TO PLAN YOUR TRIP TO THE PHILBROOK,
FIND OUT WHAT’S ON THEIR CALENDAR AND GET INFORMATION ABOUT TOURS, BY GOING TO THE DISCOVER
OKLAHOMA PAGE AT TRAVEL OK DOT COM. SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT GUESS WHAT…WE’RE
NOT FINISHED YET! YOU KNEW WE COULDN’T DO A SHOW WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT FOOD. FOOD TRUCKS
AND FRESH AIR..ENOUGH SAID. WE’LL EXPLAIN WHEN TRIPLE A’S DISCOVER OKLAHOMA CONTINUES.
WELCOME BACK. TRIPLE A OKLAHOMA MAKES THIS SHOW POSSIBLE…AND DOES A LOT OF OTHER TERRIFIC
THINGS AROUND OUR STATE. HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TRIPLE A. HI…CHUCK MAI HERE WITH
TRIPLE A OKLAHOMA. THERE’S NOTHING WORSE THAN GETTING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
WHETHER YOU’RE LOCKED OUT, HAVE A FLAT, OUT OF GAS, OR NEED A JUMP…YOU CAN COUNT
ON TRIPLE A TO BE THERE FOR YOU. ONE OF OUR NEWEST FEATURES, WHICH YOU WON’T FIND OFFERED
BY ANY OTHER NATIONAL MOTOR CLUB, IS THE TRIPLE A MOBILE BATTERY SERVICE. TRIPLE A’S BATTERY
SERVICE COMES TO YOU IN ANY METROPOLITAN AREA OF THE STATE FOR FREE BATTERY TESTING AND
DIAGNOSTICS. OUR TRAINED TECHNICIANS WILL CHECK YOUR VEHICLE’S CHARGING SYSTEM, STARTER
SYSTEM, BATTERY CABLES, AND EVEN DETECT IF THERE’S A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY THAT’S
CAUSING FAILURE. IF YOUR BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT CAN BE PURCHASED AT A SPECIAL
MEMBERS DISCOUNT AND INSTALLED ON THE SPOT. PLUS ALL TRIPLE A BATTERY SERVICE REPLACEMENTS
COME WITH A SIX YEAR WARRANTY AND WE’LL RECYCLE THE OLD ONE FOR FREE. JUST ONE MORE
WAY TRIPLE A KEEPS YOU ON THE GO. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT TRIPLE A DOT COM. TRIPLE A, FOR
THE ONES WHO MATTER MOST TO YOU. I DO BELIEVE, JENIFER, THAT THE PLANETS HAVE BECOME OUT
OF LINE BECAUSE SO FAR WE’VE NOT MENTIONED FOOD IN THIS SHOW. THAT’S GOT TO CHANGE!
IT’S A GOOD THING THAT ABBY KURIN IS GETTING READY TO TAKE US TO A PLACE IN TULSA KNOWN
AS THE GUTHRIE GREEN. THIS IS AN URBAN GARDEN AND A PERFORMANCE SPACE. IT’S PART OF THE
BRADY ARTS DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN TULSA. THERE’S A PARK THAT FEATURES A STAGE, THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL
TREE-LINED PATHS, AND ONE OF THE FUN ACTIVITIES IS TO CATCH GUTHRIE GREEN FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET OUTDOOR FOOD, FUN, AND MORE. EVERY WEEK, PEOPLE FLOCK TO
DOWNTOWN TULSA AND THE BRADY ARTS DISTRICT FOR FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY HERE AT GUTHRIE GREEN.
IT’S THE HOTTEST HAPPENING FOR FOOD. IT STARTED OUT SIMPLE JUST INVITING SOME FOOD
TRUCKS TO COME OUT, AND IT WAS SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS THAT WE’VE JUST MADE IT A MAINSTAY.
IT HAPPENS EVERY WEDNESDAY. PEOPLE COME OUT WHEN IT’S HOT, AND WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE COME
OUT WHEN IT’S COLD. WE’RE JUST GONNA KEEP IT GOING YEAR ROUND. WEDNESDAY’S FROM 11:30AM
TO 2PM IN THE BRADY ARTS DISTRICT OF TULSA YOU’LL FIND FOOD TRUCKS GALORE TO SATISFY
ANY CRAVING YOU HAVE FOR LUNCH! YUMMY HOT SPOTS INCLUDE THE PITA PLACE FOR MEDITERRANEAN,
THE WURST FOR BRATWURSTS, SMOKE FOR LOCALLY SOURCED AMERICAN CUISINE, AND MANY MORE OPTIONS
TO CHOOSE FROM! A LOT OF THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS HAVE FORMED FOOD TRUCKS. WE’VE GOT ANDOLINI’S
PIZZA AND LOCAL TABLE. IN THE RAW IS BRAND NEW TO THE FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY FAMILY. AND
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO. LONE WOLF BANH MI IS A HUGE
HIT. WE GET HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT COME OUT FOR LONE WOLF. WALT AND I WERE IMMEDIATELY
DRAWN TO LOLA’S… A MOST DARLING AIRSTREAM NESTLED ON THE CORNER THAT WE JUST KNEW WOULD
HAVE GREAT FOOD TO TRY. I CAME HOME AND BOUGHT THE FIRST AIRSTREAM I SAW ON CRAIGSLIST AND
GUTTED IT AND STARTED WORKING ON IT…TOOK ABOUT 9 MONTHS, 6 TO 9 MONTHS TO GET IT GOING
TO WHERE WE WANTED IT. BUT IT’S A FULL CODED, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND IT’S A LOT OF FUN.
WITH SO MANY FOOD OPTIONS, HOW DOES ONE DECIDE? EACH FOOD TRUCK OFFERS A VARIETY OF OPTIONS
AND THEIR OWN SPECIAL MENU WILL HAVE YOUR TASTE BUDS SINGING! PEOPLE MEET THEIR FRIENDS
OUT HERE. WE TRY TO HAVE LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEEK DURING FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY. WE’VE
BROUGHT IN A LOT OF LOCAL BANDS AND ARTISTS. IT’S NO SURPRISE THIS WEDNESDAY EVENT HAS
TAKEN OFF LIKE IT HAS. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! ADD IN THE INGREDIENT OF THE
BEAUTIFUL LOCATION OF GUTHRIE GREEN AND THIS IS ONE SUCCESSFUL RECIPE! WELL THIS IS THE
BEST PART OF OUR WEEK RIGHT HERE. WE LOVE WHAT THEY’VE DONE DOWNTOWN WITH GUTHRIE
GREEN. IT REALLY AND TRULY IS THE BEST PART OF OUR WEEK. IT REALLY IS, IT’S JUST KIND
OF LIKE A FUN BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR DAY TO COME OUT AND SEE YOUR FRIENDS AND SEE
YOUR FAMILY, AND LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC AND EAT SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD THAT YOU CAN’T
GET ANYWHERE ELSE. AND IT JUST PUTS YOU IN A BETTER PLACE TO FINISH OFF THE REST OF YOUR
DAY. FROM TULSA AT GUTHRIE GREEN’S FOOD TRUCK WEDNESDAY, I’M ABBY KURIN. YOU CAN
FIND OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING HAPPENING AT GUTHRIE GREEN. JUST GO TO THE DISCOVER OKLAHOMA PAGE
AT TRAVEL OK DOT COM. THAT’S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK. WE’RE GLAD YOU CAME ALONG. WE
REALLY ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU A SPECIAL INVITATION TO COME AND VISIT THE LENNAEUS GARDENS HERE
AT WOODWARD PARK IN TULSA. IT’S SET UP TO HELP YOU COME HERE AND GET SOME IDEAS FOR
WHAT YOU CAN DO IN YOUR OWN YARD…PLANTS THAT ARE REALLY SPECIFICALLY GOOD FOR OKLAHOMA.
IT’S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN HERE, YOU NEED TO COME HERE VERY SOON.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WATCHING. NEXT WEEK’S SHOW IS ALL ABOUT 60…MILES
OR MINUTES…FROM OKLAHOMA CITY OR TULSA. WE’RE GOING TO GO TO THE VAULT, A GREAT
PLACE TO EAT IN TULSA…A DINER IN ADA THAT’S AN INSTITUTION…A ROSE ROCK MUSEUM IN NOBLE…AND
FIND SOME BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY IN EDMOND. HOPE YOU’LL JOIN US. SO, UNTIL NEXT TIME…REMEMBER…THERE’S
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