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Fri, May 12
|Center for Public Secrets
OSU Center for Poets & Writers Presents: History Recovery Night
Featuring the work of writers from The Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa, we strip away the varnish from the myths of Sooners, Roughnecks, and Oilmen, to bring you absolutely wild, and totally true stories about America’s weirdest state.
Time & Location
May 12, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Center for Public Secrets, 573 S Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK 74120, USA
About this Event
“Historian, discover the truth and publish it.”
--Angie Debo’s tombstone.
Join us for a showcase for a night of Oklahoma history like you’ve never seen before. Featuring the work of writers from The Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa, we strip away the varnish from the myths of Sooners, Roughnecks, and Oilmen, to bring you absolutely wild, and totally true stories about America’s weirdest state. We cap off the night with Dr. Russell Cobb reading from his forthcoming book, The Ghosts of Crook County: Tracing Bloodlines and Pipelines through Oklahoma.
Schedule
30 minutesDJs Spinning an all-Okie playlist from Bob Wills to Fire in Little Africa
20 minutesExecutive Director of the Center, Whitney Chapman with words about Lee Roy Chapman, History Recovery Specialist.