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Jul 10, 2010 - Tulsa native returns to celebrate 100th birthday

Tulsa native returns to celebrate 100th birthday
by: MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer -Saturday, July 10, 2010

Coming home to Tulsa for her 100th birthday, Wavel Ashbaugh remembers horse-drawn buggies on Main Street. Now she wonders: "Where are the people?"

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Jun 29, 2010 - Oklahoma music legend Passes

Tulsa Saxophonist Earl Clark Dies

TULSA, OK -- Tulsa has lost an Oklahoma music legend. Saxophonist Earl Clark died Monday night at Tulsa's Saint Francis Hospital of what's believed to be a massive heart attack. 

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Apr 26, 2010 - Tulsa chapter of The Links Honors Five Tulsans

Five Tulsans will be honored with Friends and Service Awards when the Tulsa chapter of The Links Inc. holds its annual Spring Into Jazz Gala on Thursday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.

A reception will begin at 6 p.m. Singer-songwriter Leah Joelle will perform in concert beginning at 7:15 p.m.

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Apr 03, 2010 - Entrepreneurs invited to Spirit Award kickoff

Tulsa World
Saturday, April 03, 2010

The official kickoff for the SpiritBank/Tulsa Community College Entrepreneurial Spirit Award 2010 Competition will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. First St.


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Mar 11, 2010 - Tulsa 'stars' shine for Palmer programs

Tulsa 'stars' shine for Palmer programs

by: DANNA SUE WALKER
World Staff Writer

Thursday, March 11, 2010

 
The conversation is sure to be entertaining for those who won a private dinner during the third annual Dining with Tulsa Stars held recently at the Jazz Hall of Fame. ... read more

Feb 28, 2010 - North Tulsa Heritage Foundation Honors Chuck Cissel

THE NORTH TULSA HERITAGE FOUNDATION PRESENTS
18th ANNUAL IMAGE BUILDER AWARDS BANQUET

Tulsa, OK - The North Tulsa Heritage Foundation presents its 18th Annual Image Builder Awards Banquet, February 25, 2010, at the Greenwood Cultural Center. This year’s Image Builder Award Recipients are recognized for their outstanding contributions in the areas of Community service, entrepreneurs, outreach, education, youth mentoring, and humanitarian service.


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Feb 14, 2010 - Rudy Scott- The Quiet Melody

by: KAREN SHADE Tulsa World Scene Writer Sunday, February 14, 2010 2/14/2010 7:02:55 AM "You've never heard me play?" Most people late to Tulsa or born after a certain decade have not had the pleasure, unless they're musicians or singers. That's how Rudy Scott is floating in a pool of sound and rhythm, just waiting to be cued for his solo. Everybody wants a better view of the man with the deep voice in the black dress hat and long, dark leather coat behind the keyboard. ... read more

Feb 01, 2010 - Unity through music at Tulsa's Jazz Depot -Tulsa People

Trading train whistles for saxophones. by John Hamill

For years it reflected a divided community and separate societies. Water fountains and facilities labeled colored and water fountains and facilities for whites only. While it was a gateway to a community, it was also a statement of a segregated time and place. ... read more

Sep 16, 2009 - Tulsa World: Tisdale, Wills to be inducted in state jazz hall

Western swing pioneer Bob Wills and Wayman Tisdale are among the 2009 inductees to the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. ... read more