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The week ahead: Christmas, Kwanzaa and art camps
Published: 12/23/2012 7:04 AM
Last Modified: 12/22/2012 11:08 PM

Some options this week:

Sunday
Today, enjoy any one of the several theater performances in Tulsa. The
final performance of “The Nutcracker” will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tulsa PAC’s Chapman Music Hall.
Also at the PAC at 2 p.m. are “A Christmas Carol” in the John H. Williams Theatre and “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” in the Liddy
Doenges Theater. Tickets for all shows are available at 918-596-7111 or
tulsaworld.com/mytix.
Or see “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Tulsa Convention Center at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at 877-TULSA-CC and
tulsaworld.com/tpttix.

Monday
Only a couple of weeks left for Winterfest, outside the BOK Center.
Attractions include a 9,000-square-foot outdoor skating rink, carriage rides, visits from Segway Santa and a warming tent outside the ice rink.
A 44-foot Christmas tree beside the rink features more than 35,000 lights. Admission is $5-$10.
For a full calendar with prices and daily hours of operation, visit
tulsaworld.com/winterfest.

Tuesday
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the holiday with your loved ones.
If you’re looking for something to do later in the day, consider heading out to see the free light display at Rhema Bible Church, 1025 W. Kenosha St. in Broken Arrow. The display is open nightly from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. through New Year’s Day. It features 2 million lights and a 50-figure nativity scene.

Wednesday
After Christmas, consider heading to the Rudisill Regional Library,
1520 N. Hartford., for “A Kwanzaa Community Celebration.”
The event is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Activities include performances by African Chief Egunwale, African drummers, poets and students from Light House Academy.
Audience members will also have an opportunity to showcase a talent during the event’s “Mamanem” segment.
Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration, was created in the 1960s.

Thursday
The Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education, 124 E Brady St., is
hosting a Winter Break Children’s Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday
and Friday. The workshops are for kids ages 5 to 12.
Children will explore the photography show on display at the center for
inspiration in creating their own artwork with professional instructors.
There will be space for family members to wait for their artists. Cost
is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. For more information, call 918-631-4400.

Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road, is also hosting a
Winter Workshop for families with kids ages 4-12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday and Friday. Attendees can enjoy the museum galleries and create art pieces at several stations set up throughout the museums. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. For reservations or more information, call 918-596-2774 or email sarah-wright@utulsa.edu.


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Nour Habib joined the Tulsa World in 2011 as a general assignment reporter for the Scene section. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in journalism and political science. Before joining the World, she covered education for a community newspaper.

She looks forward to keeping up with all there is to do in Tulsa and sharing it with you. Because, after all, the more she finds, the more she gets to do, too.

Send any fun or interesting events her way at nour.habib@tulsaworld.com.

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