The Helmerich Library book sale is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Toy trains, spring garden sales and a poetry walk are among this weekend’s various offerings.
‘Decades’ Tulsa Girls Art School, a nonprofit year-round visual arts program that seeks to empower “underserved girls through visual arts training,” is hosting its spring art show, “Decades.”
Elementary-school aged girls enrolled in the art program created a doll, painting and sculpture representing a decade they researched. The show is set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at the program’s facility, 2202 E. Admiral Blvd. Each student receives 30 percent of the money from the sale of her art.
Book saleThis year’s Friends of the Helmerich Library Book Sale is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Helmerich Library, 5131 E. 91st St. Thousands of gently used books and media will be on sale. Proceeds will benefit the library.
Garden eventsSpring is here, and so are the garden festivals.
The Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria, is hosting its 2012 SpringFest Garden Market and Festival this weekend. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. A wide selection of plants, gardening information, garden art, a kids’ zone, auction, live music and food will all be part of the two-day event.
GardenFest, hosted by A New Leaf, will also be held this weekend. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, customers can choose from hundreds of plant varieties. A New Leaf is located at 2306 S. First Place in Broken Arrow. For more information about A New Leaf and its services, see today’s Scene section for a story about the organization.
Women in businessThe Raindrop Turkish House, 4444 W. Houston St. in Broken Arrow, is hosting a ladies coffee night at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The event will feature Becky J. Frank as its keynote speaker, who will speak about “Women in the Business World.” Admission is $10, to benefit The Children’s Hospital Oncology and Hematology Clinic.
For reservations, call 918-806-6022 or email
tulsa@turkishhouse.org.
Toy train show The Toy Train Operation Society, Sooner Division, will be hosting a toy train show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bixby Community Center, 211 N. Cabaniss. Admission is $3 per person and free for children 12 and younger. The show will feature a large variety of toy trains to buy, sell and trade, along with several operating layouts set up for observation. For more information, call the Bixby Community Center at 918-366-4841.
Poetry WalkNimrod International Journal and the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden are hosting Tulsa’s second annual Poetry Walk from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The 1.5-mile walk will be held at the Botanical Garden. Poems will be performed along the trail, and stops will also feature several poems for children. A mini, ¼-mile walk is also available.
A reception featuring music and food will follow the Poetry Walk. For more information about the event, call 918-631-3080.
The garden is located at the end of a gravel road 1.5 miles past the intersection of 52nd West Avenue and 43rd Street North. For directions, visit
tulsaworld.com/ocbgmap.
