Archive for September, 2008

The Kerr Center’s Future Farms 2008: Planning for Change conference drew a big crowds in Oklahoma City at the beginning of August.The first day, over 140 tourgoers visited sustainable farms all over the state.
The next day, more than 170 people attended educational sessions covering everything from business and financial planning to season extension to garden-based [...]

[ October 9, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] What is the future of sustainable design? Architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Sam Mockbee founded design/build schools based on their personal philosophies on architecture that were tied to what we now see as environmentally-sound principles. But what are those schools doing now? Price Tower Arts Center presents a panel discussion including representatives from architecture programs across the U.S. as they discuss new approaches toward sustainable design topics. Panelists include Victory Side, Dean of Taliesin: The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture; Rusty Smith, Rural Studio Coordinator at Auburn University; and Macraw Rood, Chairman of the Board of Yestermorrow Design/Build School.
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University of Tulsa’s School of Art presents a lecture by artist Mel Chin as part of the J. Donald Feagin Distinguished Guest Lecture Series and the Price Tower Arts Center exhibition Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things. Mel Chin’s work defies easy classification, it ranges from land reclamation projects, public art installations, film, video games, to gallery objects and appears in unlikely places such as industrial waste land, destroyed homes, even popular television programs. What all these projects share is the artist’s concern with ecology and his desire to provoke greater social and environmental awareness and responsibility…
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[ October 3, 2008 to October 4, 2008. ]

This event has been canceled. Check Price Tower Arts Center website for further details.

October 3, 2008 12:30 – 4:30pm / October 4, 9am to 1pm
Location TBA, Tulsa

There will be a free screening of the film Oklahomans Taken for a Ride Monday, September 22, 2008 in the Circle Cinema’s quad at 6:00 p.m.  The film highlights the importance of protecting Oklahoma’s rail infrastructure and putting it to better use.  This showing does conflict with one of two PlaniTulsa workshops.

This film explores the extent to [...]

Saturday, October 18th, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
War Eagle Resort-on Hwy. 10, NE of Tahlequah, approx. 4-5 miles
north of the Hwy. 10 / Hwy. 62 jct. 
FREE ENTRANCE  An Eco-Friendly Family Event Featuring live music all day from:
Red Eye Gravy, Mark Sweeney, Joe Mack, Franke Lee   
 
Additional info at: http://www.oklahomascenicrivers.net/fest2008.asp

Saturday, October 18, 2008 
Sunday, October 19, 2008 
Tulsa utility customers can dispose of unwanted items, with some exceptions.  The landfill is located at

13740 East 46th Street North and is approximately 1 1/2 miles east of U.S. 169.  No air conditioners or refrigerators will be accepted.  There will be a $2.00 fee for each tire. 

[ October 16, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Lecture Hall of Chapman Hall, University of Tulsa Campus

Please join us for a free screening of this informative documentary that explores the positive aspects of successful transit-oriented development in cities throughout the United States. Good design is good business, creating special places and yielding a higher return on investment than less thoughtful approaches. Transit-oriented development (TOD) can enrich active lifestyles, serve the elderly and disabled, increase property values, and bring vibrancy to communities. It improves…[more . . .]

US Green Building Council
Free-Seminar in Tulsa
5:45-7pm Thursday, Oct 16th
Fundamentals of Building Commissioning Seminar

Minimum and Advanced Commissioning
Commissioning Agent
Achieving the new Military Infiltration Requirements and Commissioning
Energy Star for Buildings
LEED’s Energy Track Record

Full Moon Café
1525 E 15th St, Tulsa
 

OKLAHOMA CHICKENSTOCK IS BRINGIN’ IT ON OCTOBER 25TH! Poteau, OK
A state wide community meet up of poultry hobbyists, chicken farmers and everyone in between!
Chickenstock activities include:   * Poultry Show
* Costumed Chickens Contest (your chicken in costume)
* Ugliest Chicken Contest
* Chicken Dance dance-off Contest  
 
~ALL TYPES OF POULTRY ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER~
Ribbons and prizes will be [...]