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Nowata Chamber of Commerce
August 30, 2010
For Immediate Release
September is Overflowing with Green Country Events
Maybe it’s the cooler weather or just the right time of year for annual events
such as fairs and festivals, but September is definitely overflowing with fun,
family events. So, even though school has started, there’s plenty of time to
enjoy events and attractions in communities throughout northeast Oklahoma’s
Green Country. From festivals and fairs to fly-ins, cook-offs and Pow-Wows,
September activities await.
With on-going events continuing through September, be sure to review the
schedules at such destinations as the Tulsa Zoo, the Tulsa Air and Space
Museum and Planetarium, Oklahoma Aquarium, Bartlesville’s Woolaroc Museum
and Nature Preserve, and Price Tower Arts Center, Tahlequah’s Cherokee
Heritage Center, Tulsa’s Gilcrease and Philbrook Museums, Tulsa’s BOK Center
and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Also, many lake activities continue this
month, and area wineries welcome fall with exciting harvest-time events.
Here’s a sampling of activities in near-by communities. For more ideas and
details, check out greencountryok.com.
Enjoy Bartlesville’s Indian Festival, 18th-20th, and a Fall Trail Ride at nearby
Woolaroc, 18th.
Broken Arrow offers the comedy, “Spreading It Around” at the city’s Community
Playhouse on the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 11th. On the 18th, browse the Main Street
Merchants Annual Arts & Crafts Fair where you are sure to find a creative
treasure. Sit back and relax at the Harry James Orchestra performance at the
BA Performing Arts Center on the 23rd.
Checotah’s Okrafest is the 11th; while Claremore’s 31st Annual Bluegrass &
Chili Festival runs the 9th-11th. Other Claremore events include the Rogers
County Fair, 15th-20th and Cowboy Trade Day, 18th.
Cleveland hosts its Pioneer Day on the 18th, and Coweta’s Fall Festival boasts
fun-filled days, 16th-18th.
Dewey’s Western Heritage Weekend is a must-attend event featuring fun-filled
events for the family. Step back in time and enjoy entertainment, food, vendors
and more, 18th-19th.
Eufaula’s Indian Community Pow-Wow runs the 3rd-5th, and Grove’s popular
Pelican Festival draws crowds to this lake-side community, the 24th-26th.
Muskogee offers its Historic Cemetery Walking Tour on the 11th; and Nowata is
gearing up for the 2nd Annual KAN-OKLA 100-mile Highway (Garage) Sale, 10th
and 11th. Cities participating in the sale include Sedan, Coffeyville, and Caney,
Kansas; and Nowata, Bartlesville, Dewey, and Copan, Oklahoma.
Pawhuska celebrates with its Osage County Free Fair, 9th-11th; while Ponca
City’s 93rd Annual Kay Country Free Fair runs the 14th-18th. Ponca City also
hosts the 17th Annual Standing Bear Pow-Wow, 24th-25th; and the Cherokee
Strip Bar-B-Que Cook-Off on the 18th.
The tiny town of Rentiesville, near Muskogee, is the place to be if you love
Blues Music. The 20th Annual Dusk ‘Til Dawn Blues Festival on Labor Day
weekend, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, attracts the finest Blues performers. For more
details, www.dcminnerblues.com.
Tahlequah’s 58th Annual Cherokee National Holiday Arts & Crafts Show is the
3rd, 4th, and 5th. Be sure to check out all the classes at the Cherokee Heritage
Center, including the Flat Reed Basketry Class on the 25th.
There’s always a huge selection of events in Green Country’s largest city,
Tulsa. The ever-popular, crowd-pleasing Tulsa State Fair runs the 30th-Oct. 10;
and the Tulsa House Beautiful Show offers displays, vendors, and great home-
improvement and gardening ideas, 10th-12th. Enjoy vintage autos and more at
the VW Club’s 2010 Car Show, the 18th. There are great performances at the
many venues including the amazing BOK Center and the Performing Arts Center.
For lovers of history, Vinita offers the Re-enactment of the Battle of Cabin
Creek, 25th-26th; and Wagoner’s The Canebrake is always ready to serve its
guests. Enjoy live music every Wednesday in September.
Green Country Marketing Assn. is one of 11 multi-county organizations working
with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, the Oklahoma Travel
Industry Assn. and the other 10 multi-county associations to promote state
tourism, a $6 billion industry.
By Jeanette Swindell, Public Relations Consultant, Green Country Marketing
Assn.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jeanette Swindell,
Public Relations Consultant
Green Country Marketing Assn.
2805 E. Skelly Drive, #805
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.744.0588
www.greencountryok.com
www.TravelOK.com
pr@greencountryok.com
For Immediate Release
September is Overflowing with Green Country Events
Maybe it’s the cooler weather or just the right time of year for annual events
such as fairs and festivals, but September is definitely overflowing with fun,
family events. So, even though school has started, there’s plenty of time to
enjoy events and attractions in communities throughout northeast Oklahoma’s
Green Country. From festivals and fairs to fly-ins, cook-offs and Pow-Wows,
September activities await.
With on-going events continuing through September, be sure to review the
schedules at such destinations as the Tulsa Zoo, the Tulsa Air and Space
Museum and Planetarium, Oklahoma Aquarium, Bartlesville’s Woolaroc Museum
and Nature Preserve, and Price Tower Arts Center, Tahlequah’s Cherokee
Heritage Center, Tulsa’s Gilcrease and Philbrook Museums, Tulsa’s BOK Center
and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Also, many lake activities continue this
month, and area wineries welcome fall with exciting harvest-time events.
Here’s a sampling of activities in near-by communities. For more ideas and
details, check out greencountryok.com.
Enjoy Bartlesville’s Indian Festival, 18th-20th, and a Fall Trail Ride at nearby
Woolaroc, 18th.
Broken Arrow offers the comedy, “Spreading It Around” at the city’s Community
Playhouse on the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 11th. On the 18th, browse the Main Street
Merchants Annual Arts & Crafts Fair where you are sure to find a creative
treasure. Sit back and relax at the Harry James Orchestra performance at the
BA Performing Arts Center on the 23rd.
Checotah’s Okrafest is the 11th; while Claremore’s 31st Annual Bluegrass &
Chili Festival runs the 9th-11th. Other Claremore events include the Rogers
County Fair, 15th-20th and Cowboy Trade Day, 18th.
Cleveland hosts its Pioneer Day on the 18th, and Coweta’s Fall Festival boasts
fun-filled days, 16th-18th.
Dewey’s Western Heritage Weekend is a must-attend event featuring fun-filled
events for the family. Step back in time and enjoy entertainment, food, vendors
and more, 18th-19th.
Eufaula’s Indian Community Pow-Wow runs the 3rd-5th, and Grove’s popular
Pelican Festival draws crowds to this lake-side community, the 24th-26th.
Muskogee offers its Historic Cemetery Walking Tour on the 11th; and Nowata is
gearing up for the 2nd Annual KAN-OKLA 100-mile Highway (Garage) Sale, 10th
and 11th. Cities participating in the sale include Sedan, Coffeyville, and Caney,
Kansas; and Nowata, Bartlesville, Dewey, and Copan, Oklahoma.
Pawhuska celebrates with its Osage County Free Fair, 9th-11th; while Ponca
City’s 93rd Annual Kay Country Free Fair runs the 14th-18th. Ponca City also
hosts the 17th Annual Standing Bear Pow-Wow, 24th-25th; and the Cherokee
Strip Bar-B-Que Cook-Off on the 18th.
The tiny town of Rentiesville, near Muskogee, is the place to be if you love
Blues Music. The 20th Annual Dusk ‘Til Dawn Blues Festival on Labor Day
weekend, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, attracts the finest Blues performers. For more
details, www.dcminnerblues.com.
Tahlequah’s 58th Annual Cherokee National Holiday Arts & Crafts Show is the
3rd, 4th, and 5th. Be sure to check out all the classes at the Cherokee Heritage
Center, including the Flat Reed Basketry Class on the 25th.
There’s always a huge selection of events in Green Country’s largest city,
Tulsa. The ever-popular, crowd-pleasing Tulsa State Fair runs the 30th-Oct. 10;
and the Tulsa House Beautiful Show offers displays, vendors, and great home-
improvement and gardening ideas, 10th-12th. Enjoy vintage autos and more at
the VW Club’s 2010 Car Show, the 18th. There are great performances at the
many venues including the amazing BOK Center and the Performing Arts Center.
For lovers of history, Vinita offers the Re-enactment of the Battle of Cabin
Creek, 25th-26th; and Wagoner’s The Canebrake is always ready to serve its
guests. Enjoy live music every Wednesday in September.
Green Country Marketing Assn. is one of 11 multi-county organizations working
with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, the Oklahoma Travel
Industry Assn. and the other 10 multi-county associations to promote state
tourism, a $6 billion industry.
By Jeanette Swindell, Public Relations Consultant, Green Country Marketing
Assn.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jeanette Swindell,
Public Relations Consultant
Green Country Marketing Assn.
2805 E. Skelly Drive, #805
Tulsa, OK 74105
918.744.0588
www.greencountryok.com
www.TravelOK.com
pr@greencountryok.com
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