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People & Places

Columns by Jason Ashley Wright about local nonprofit fundraisers and events.

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People & Places: Greek Festival VIP Night offers taste of this weekend's event

People & Places: Greek Festival VIP Night offers taste of this weekend's event   9/17/2013

Any evening that starts with a red carpet and Spartan soldiers forming a sword-drawn canopy over your head deserves writing about.

Courage to carry on

Courage to carry on   9/15/2013

Come December, Shannon West will be a college graduate.

People & Places: Visual Arts Contest

People & Places: Visual Arts Contest   9/12/2013

Family & Children's Services' 20th annual competition is designed to spark kids' creativity, celebrate families and show community spirit.

People & Places: Tulsa Town Hall launches 79th season, adds trolley service

People & Places: Tulsa Town Hall launches 79th season, adds trolley service   9/8/2013

Khaled Hosseini, best-selling author of 'The Kite Runner,' will open the season for this annual series of outstanding speakers who help open minds, stir curiosities and inspire imaginations.

People & Places: Young writers honored in contest

People & Places: Young writers honored in contest   9/3/2013

Two-time Newbery Honor Book-winning author Jim Murphy came to Tulsa recently to accept the Tulsa Library Trust's 2013 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature.

People & Places: Much-needed support

People & Places: Much-needed support   9/1/2013

Other people were at that Fourth of July pool party, but Sid Swink didn't notice them.

People & Places: Kaleidoscope Ball

People & Places: Kaleidoscope Ball   8/27/2013

This fun evening features a delicious dinner, plus silent and live auctions.

People & Places: McDazzle Fun Ball benefits Ronald McDonald House's mission to help families

People & Places: McDazzle Fun Ball benefits Ronald McDonald House's mission to help families   8/25/2013

Kallen Blevins has been in the hospital all his short life.

Regis Philbin to speak at Champions of Health gala in Tulsa

Regis Philbin to speak at Champions of Health gala in Tulsa   8/23/2013

Television icon Regis Philbin will be the keynote speaker for the 10th annual Champions of Health gala Oct. 8 at the Cox Business Center, 100 Civic Center.

Fassler Hall, Dust Bowl to get second homes in Oklahoma City's MidTown

Fassler Hall, Dust Bowl to get second homes in Oklahoma City's MidTown   8/21/2013

Fassler Hall and Dust Bowl, a popular Tulsa beer garden and old-fashioned bowling alley, will soon get second homes in Oklahoma City's MidTown.

People & Places: MS patient gets involved in Mother Road Ride

People & Places: MS patient gets involved in Mother Road Ride   8/18/2013

Michael Paston is more comfortable riding a bike than walking.

People & Places: Iron Gate honors Danna Sue Walker, Juley Roffers and Jim Langdon for nonprofit efforts

People & Places: Iron Gate honors Danna Sue Walker, Juley Roffers and Jim Langdon for nonprofit efforts   8/17/2013

Thanks to Jonathan Moosmiller, the top floor of The Boston Building smelled heavenly.

People & Places: Little Light House benefit concert

People & Places: Little Light House benefit concert   8/13/2013

More than java is brewing at Foolish Things Coffee Co., which will host a benefit concert.

People & Places: Grape Stomp and Lunch

People & Places: Grape Stomp and Lunch   8/11/2013

The Oklahoma Academy's 20th annual Academy Salute will highlight members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation, statewide elected and appointed officials, and legislative leaders.

Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist

Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist   8/9/2013

Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey says she ran into Swiss racism when a clerk at Trois Pommes, a pricey Zurich boutique, refused to show her a black handbag, telling one of the world’s richest women that she “will not be able to afford” the $38,000 price tag.

Court grants conservatorship over actress Bynes

Court grants conservatorship over actress Bynes   8/9/2013

Authorities placed her in the hospital after she started a small fire in the driveway of a house in her hometown of Thousand Oaks, Calif.

People & Places: Golf-and-gala event to benefit Pierce Phillips Charity's cancer-fighting efforts

People & Places: Golf-and-gala event to benefit Pierce Phillips Charity's cancer-fighting efforts   8/4/2013

Pierce Phillips was a 'happy, healthy kid,' recalled his parents, Scott and Brandi Phillips.

People & Places: Wine, song mark National Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraiser at Jazz Hall

People & Places: Wine, song mark National Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraiser at Jazz Hall   8/3/2013

I marked a couple of firsts off my life's to-do list Thursday night.

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