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The week ahead: Lights, shopping and Amazon creatures
Published: 11/18/2012 6:56 AM
Last Modified: 11/16/2012 5:02 PM


This iguana is part of the new Amazon exhibit at the Oklahoma Aquarium. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World

Some options this week:

Sunday
Sunday is the last day that An Affair of the Heart’s Heart of Tulsa - a marketplace showcasing artisans, crafters and boutiques from across the country - will be at the QuikTrip Center at Expo Square.
About 700 booths featuring 400 vendors will be at the event. Shoppers will find jewelry, antiques, toys and furniture, among other things.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 at the door.

Monday
On Monday, consider a visit to the Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks. While there, be sure to check out the new “Extreme Amazon” exhibit, which was dedicated last week. The exhibit features native fish and iguanas from the Amazon River, and has acrylic pop-up bubbles and tunnels built into the tank that help create an immersed experience.
Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets are $13.95 for adults, $11.95 for seniors and military, $9.95 for children ages 3-12 and free for children 2 and younger.
For more, visit tulsaworld.com/aquarium.

Tuesday
Philbrook Museum’s Festival of Trees runs through Dec. 9 and features decorated trees and gingerbread villages made by regional artists and Tulsa children. The trees and gingerbread structures will be available for purchase, along with holiday pins and ornaments at the museum shop.
Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
General admission is $11.

Wednesday
The 30th anniversary of Rhema Bible Church’s massive lights display, featuring more than 2 million lights, begins Wednesday.
The lights will be turned on shortly after 6 p.m. that day. The display will be open to the public every night from 5:30 to 11 p.m. through Jan. 1. Concessions and entertainment, including by the children’s choirs, will be part of the nightly activities.
The event began in 1982 with about 60,000 lights. The church is at 1025 W. Kenosha St. in Broken Arrow.

Thursday
Enjoy the holiday! And consider heading to Utica Square after dinner for the 45th annual Lights On event. At 6:30 p.m., the shopping center will flip the switch on the more than 700,000 lights.
The Founders Chorus will perform.




Reader Comments 1 Total
Thunder196 (3 months ago)
"Rhema Bible Church’s massive lights display" is something we try to go see every year. Usually when family would be down here we would keep our fingers crossed that the weather wouldn't be bitter cold so we could walk through and see everything. All the oohs and aahs from the grand kids, priceless.

I can't walk it like I used to but we still enjoy driving around looking at it.
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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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