Bartlesville in the News

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Dress up in your favorite Bavarian folklore clothes and head to OKM’s Oktoberfest from 4 to 11 p.m. Oct. 6 outside on Dewey Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Bartlesville. Expect to find all the flair and flavors of the traditional German festival. “OKM is very excited this year to continue the tradition of having Oktoberfest celebrated outdoors,” said Mary Lynn Mihm, OKM Music’s Board Chairwoman. “We believe this creates a festive atmosphere for...

BARTLESVILLE, OKLA- On September 12 the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra (BSO) partnered with Carnegie Hall to present a new educational concert called “The Orchestra Sings” to over 1300 5th grade students. Buses from 27 different schools, including Bartlesville, Nowata, Dewey, Pawhuska, and Ponca City, as well as several schools from Kansas, brought the students to the Bartlesville Community Center for this special orchestra concert. “It’s a thrilling experience to play for that many...

PRICE TOWER ARTS CENTER WELCOMES THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TALIESIN The Price Tower and Bartlesville Community Center are reaching back to their roots to provide an opportunity that has seldom happened in the history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy. When Bartlesvllle citizens voted to build an urban green connecting the Price Tower and Bartlesville Community Center, little did they realize the signal to the world...the Tower is alive! Frank Lloyd Wright was well-known for his school of architecture, called the...

  Martha’s Task is going retro in September with a fun week-long celebration where things that were old are new again. Martha’s Task seamstresses and instructors have been researching and making aprons from patterns of old using treasured designs of the past thatserved those generations well. Some of Martha’s Task most popular merchandise is being sewn in retro themed fabric as well as bringing a sense of nostalgia customers are sure to love. Step back in time and join the fun Sept....

Osage County is home to Ree Drummond, Food Network’s Pioneer Woman.  For prairie, pleasure, or homemade pie – you’ll want to spend a few days in Osage County, Oklahoma!  Whether for a weekend or a week-long visit, we would recommend beginning exploring the Osage with an overnight stay in the Osage Hills at the Postoak Lodge where guests can swim, hike, zip line, fish, or just take in the gorgeous view.  On your way through the county, be sure to visit Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve...

TULSA -- Effective Thursday June 21, 2018, in a 12 page document, WATCO Companies L.L.C. of Pittsburg, Kansas, issued a Request for Proposal to begin the process of securing a private rail carrier to provide passenger service for an initial period of 10 years between downtown Tulsa and the newly reconfigured Santa Fe Hub in Oklahoma City.  Sources confirm the project will roll out in 2 phases and the route will extend from downtown Tulsa through the cities of Sapulpa, Bristow, Stroud, Chandler and Midwest City into...

The newest Planet Fitness location in Bartlesville OK is holding a FREE Grand Opening event on Thursday, July 12th 2018. PF of Bartlesville hopes to share the judgement free lifestyle it embodies through an event that includes local food trucks, a resident DJ, and lots of free activities and prizes. Planet Fitness is also providing a FREE entrée from any food truck for all who attend. The event is being held outside of the new Planet Fitness club located at 514 SE Washington Blvd from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Local trucks...

In the fall of 2013, Woolaroc hosted their first national art show at the museum called “Lewis & Clark, Corps of Discovery.”   The show featured 100 paintings by the artist Charles Fritz as he followed the actual journals of Lewis & Clark and painted what they actually encountered.   Providing another perspective to the art of Fritz was an incredible collection of bronzes by the sculptor Richard Greeves who has called the Shoshone/Blackfoot reservation in Wyoming his home for the...

Drawing thousands of visitors from around the nation and world annually as Frank Lloyd Wright’s only realized skyscraper, the Price Tower is proud to announce the return of its 2nd annual Youth Architecture Camp this summer. For students ages 8 to 12, this STEAM inspired camp offers the opportunity to learn about the foundations of architecture and design, Frank Lloyd Wright, and other concepts while creating individual and team projects of their own. This year’s camp will offer a curriculum themed on city...

The Bartlesville Film Society and Price Tower Arts Center are coming together to present the Summer Sundown Screenings.   June 29th Iron Giant The Bartlesville Film Society and the Price Tower Arts Center are partnering together to present this year's Summer Sundown Movies lineup. On Friday, June 29th we will be showing a FREE screening of the Warner Bros. classic animated film "The Iron Giant" outside under the stars at the Price Tower beginning at dusk. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and families to...