OK Mozart's Spring Concert Series
We can't help but think of our friends at OK Mozart as a downtown business. Okay, sure - it involves all of Bartlesville, and even Oklahoma as a whole...but we think because Mission Control for this amazing event is based right here in Downtown Bartlesville, they're family. Check out the concert series for OK Mozart this year... great stuff!
BARTLESVILLE, OK - OK MOZART is pleased to announce a Spring Concert Series featuring a quartet from the Amici New York Orchestra and Robin Sutherland from the San Francisco Symphony performing. The concerts will be on a tri-city tour including: Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Bartlesville, home of the OK MOZART Festival. Receptions will follow the Tulsa and Bartlesville performances so the audience may meet and talk with our guest artists.
Oklahoma City: Monday, March 29th at 7:00pm - Oklahoma City University
Margaret E. Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Call 405.208.5227 Monday - Friday 1PM - 4PM. Closed weekends and holidays. You may leave a voice message and the Ticket Office Staff will be happy to return your call. The OCU Ticket Office is located on the main floor of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Art Management. Please call for directions or view campus map. http://www.okcu.edu
Tulsa: Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00pm - The Tulsa Ballet
Kivisto Hall - Studio K - 1212 E. 45th Place, Tulsa, OK 74105
Tickets: Online at http://www.myticketoffice.com Call 918.749.6407 or in-person at Studio K Box Office at Tulsa Ballet. http://studioktulsa.com
Bartlesville: Wednesday, March 31st at 7:00pm - Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Chapel - Fine Arts Building http://www.okwu.edu/undergrad/visit/directions
Tickets: Call at 918.366.9800, in-person at OK MOZART Box Office at 500-A S. Dewey, or order Online at https://secure.ticketsage.net/websales.aspx?u=okmozart&pid=87032.
Last year's OK MOZART Festival drew crowds of people coming to experience the world-class music and the innovative changes that are continually being made. This year, OK MOZART has added 3 new incredible nights of Spring Concerts plus a 2010 OK MOZART Festival lineup that promises to be even more exciting.
'We are so excited to be able to produce an off-season concert that reaches beyond the borders of Bartlesville. OK Mozart draws its' audiences from around the state and region and this is a unique opportunity to bring the same quality entertainment we offer at our festival to our surrounding neighbors in Oklahoma,' Shane says.
'With a quartet from the Amici New York Orchestra, made up of some of the finest musicians from New York City as well as Robin Sutherland, the world renowned pianist from the San Francisco Symphony, this is certainly an event you don't want to miss!'
Tickets for the OKM's Spring Summer Series are $15 for students and $35 for adults and are available for sale February 25th. For more information on the Spring Concert Series or to purchase advance tickets for the event, call the appropriate Box Office above or the OK Mozart office at 918-336-9900.
Downtown Unlimited & Mary Martha Outreach hope to get lucky at Shamrock the Ville
Downtown Unlimited and Mary Martha Outreach are inviting anyone looking to have a wee bit of fun this Saint Patrick’s Day to come down to the first annual Shamrock the Ville being held March 13th on Keeler Ave, between Second Street and Frank Phillips Blvd in front of the Chamber of Commerce Depot.
“Everyone loves the HOT Street Parties and our friends at the Young Professionals of Bartlesville do an awesome job. Our goal with this event is to begin to branch out from just summer events downtown into a more broad calendar that fills in the gaps the rest of the year,” Downtown Unlimited Chairman Chris Oldroyd said. “Our friends at Mary Martha Outreach were talking about their plans for a 5k run called The Running of the Green, and the discussion evolved to the need in Bartlesville for a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, and here we are.”
The aptly named street party beings at 4pm and runs into the night and will feature traditional Irish bands Kilkenny Road and Cairde Na Gael, finishing with DJ Techno Slice as entertainment. Food will be available from several downtown eateries, including Bambino’s, Dulce Vita, Frank & Lola’s, The Rolling Pin and 2 Sisters. Of course, no Saint Patrick ’s Day celebration would be complete without beer, and there will be plenty of selection on hand, including a bit of Irish. Oldroyd says there is no age requirement for the event, but cautions the majority of the participants will be of adult age.
Aside from the music, there’s plenty to do and see at the event, including a boxing ring where participants pay to nominate unsuspecting potential boxers, and nominees can either fight or buy their way out to avoid climbing into the ring. Of course, it’s not real boxing – fighters safely suit up in giant overly padded fat suits for a few rounds of fun where Oldroyd says the only thing that might get bruised are your stomach muscles from laughing so hard. All the proceeds go to Mary Martha Outreach.
The event is even a little more green, as the event organizers take the necessary steps for certification from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department which they hope will deem it a “green” event in the future through their ECO program. ECO was created to promote, encourage and develop sustainable travel practices in Oklahoma. Certification indicates recognition that the event hosts and participants have made a commitment to reducing their environmental impact. Below, you'll find the Shamrock the Ville & Running O' the Green policy Statement.
Money raised from Shamrock the Ville will go to benefit the Mary Martha Outreach, which serves families and agencies as a regional distribution center for food, clothing and other critical needs in Northeastern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas. Information on the Running of the Green 5k Run or the Shamrock the Ville can be found online at www.shamrocktheville.com, or you check out the event page on Facebook.
Protecting our shared environment is of fundamental importance to Running O’ the Green/Shamrock the Ville, as it is to our committee members, vendors and volunteers. To support this common goal, we will: We will work to achieve these commitments by: We will make every effort to ensure that environmental performance is an integral part of Running O’ the Green/Shamrock the Ville’s performance and of the performance of all of our participants, vendors and volunteers. To this end, we will measure and periodically report on our progress in realizing these commitments. Shamrock the Ville and Running O’ the Green Policy Statement:
Bartlesville chosen as Main Street Community
By Thomas Berger - www.bartlesvillelive.com
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Bartlesville is now one of two communities selected to participate in the Oklahoma Main Street program, an Oklahoma Department of Commerce program focused on revitalizing communities throughout the state.
Chris Oldroyd, chair of Downtown Unlimited, an organization of downtown businesses and stake-holders interested in bringing life to the downtown, received word of the selection on Friday. "It's a very exciting thing," he said, saying state Sen. John Ford called him Friday morning and told him he received communication from the state secretary of commerce of Bartlesville's selection. Councilors in January during a regular meeting designated Oldroyd to submit an application to participate in the program. State Main Street officials received the application last month and recently, according to Oldroyd, sent five Main Street managers from other participant cities to do "reconnaissance" on Bartlesville to determine whether or not Bartlesville is a viable Main Street site. "They find out about how much people know about the Main Street to make sure of the level of support," he said, adding that the judges looked at the architectural values of the downtown and the preservation possibilities. "They just kind of get a feel for our community," he said. "I would assume in the time spent that they spent their time making the decision." Oldroyd said now that Bartlesville has been designated a Main Streets community, beginning now will be a process to set the program in motion in Bartlesville and to learn about the incentives and programs now available to the city through the program. Natasha Riley, City of Bartlesville Assistant City Planner and co-applicant with Oldroyd, said the largest benefit in Bartlesville being named a Main Street community is Bartlesville has a new partner in its redevelopment efforts. "We have got this state and national partner. Really that is going to help guide us with all the plans we have already had," said Riley. "With everything we are working on, now we have got these extra resources to grab ahold of and help with training if we need help in such things like architecture, engineering or interior design." She said in addition to providing training on specifics such as downtown redevelopment strategies, also provided will be training in economic strategies. "Really it is huge to have the extra partner and a really strong partner in the state and national program." B'ville to apply for Oklahoma Main Street revitalization program
The Bartlesville City Council during the regular meeting Monday night |
Agreement reached on May Bros Building
At 1:30 on Thursday, January 7, 2010, a contract was signed between the May family and the Sare family, both early Bartlesville families, to transfer ownership of the May Brothers’ Building to the Sare family for the purpose of stopping the final demolition order and saving the structure along with the adjacent 1904 building, Right Way Hotel Annex, located on Johnstone. Both buildings sustained damage in the August thirty-first fire at the May Building. The Sare family began their intervention to stop demolition of this precious historic resource on December 15, 2009 at what would have been the final demolition hearing on the May Building, all other avenues for saving the building having been exhausted following a second fire on December, 8. At the time of that hearing, Lew Ambler, presiding official, commented on the odd coincidence that three old classmates, Ambler, Clyde Sare, and Mike May should be sitting together over fifty years later attempting to determine the fate of a building so important to Bartlesville’s history. At 2:00 pm on Thursday, Lew Ambler presided over a hearing to make a final determination in the case. Clyde Sare presented a proposal to secure the building, remove fire debris, and to commence structural reconstruction of the May building. The proposal was approved by Lew Ambler and was entered into court records as an addendum to the earlier order for boarding and securing the May Building. The Sare family intends to pursue a course of action that will bypass any temporary structural “fixes.” According to the Bartlesville Building Inspector, Robert McGuire, “the Sare’s are uniquely positioned to salvage the structure using their Structural Insulated Panel System and unique experience and expertise.” USA SIPS, one of several Sare family holdings, manufactures Structural Insulated Panels in Bartlesville, and the family has used these panels to create highly secure, insulated, structural roof systems and structural members in other gutted historical buildings, including the Sager building or First Street Lofts project, a Vision 2025 grant winner. Crystal Sare, Clyde Sare’s daughter and an expert in historic architecture and design as well as green building practices, worked closely with Michael Sager on that project and continues a close working relationship with Mr. Sager, the owner of Tulsa’s Blue Dome and a major preservationist, property owner, and developer throughout Tulsa’s historic business districts and the winner of the Tulsa Preservation Commission Award 2009, and the Oklahoma Historical Society’s State Historic Preservation Citation of Merit 2008, for work on Tulsa’s Vickery Phillips 66 Service Station.
Downtown Unlimited gets okay for Main Street Program Letter of Intent
With support from the Bartlesville City Council and the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority, Downtown Unlimited is sending in their letter of intent to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to pave the way for Bartlesville’s application in becoming an Oklahoma Main Street community. Downtown Unlimited feels that Main Street offers additional tools for the upcoming Downtown Development Director to have access to under guidance of the BRTA, and that a Main Street designation would represent considerable footing for the redevelopment of the downtown. The Main Street program works off of four major points; Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring. The Main Street strategy parallels the work being done by the BRTA and will reinforce the Downtown Re-Development Plan presented by independent consults. Through June of 2009, The Oklahoma Main Street Center has seen $694, 883, 130 in public and private reinvestment downtown and 10,213 building rehabilitations. There has been a net gain in businesses of 3,924 and a net gain of jobs of 12,355. Volunteer hours have only been tracked since 2002, but to date are at 732,954 hours. For every dollar invested into the operating costs within the local programs, there has been a return of $33.26. For information about Downtown Unlimited, please email Chris Oldroyd, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For information about the Oklahoma Main Street program, visit their website by clicking here.
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