‘Mary Poppins,’ Holiday lights, Consignment sale
BY Staff Reports
Thursday, November 15, 2012
11/15/12 at 3:05 AM
Thursday-Saturday: Kids' World
Kids' World, a biennial international festival, will be at the Exchange Center at Expo Square from Thursday through Saturday.
The festival will feature food, performances and activities from representatives of more than 55 cultures and organizations.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $4 for everyone 18 and younger and $5 for adults.
Thursday-Sunday: 'Mary Poppins'
The national touring production of "Mary Poppins" will be at the Tulsa PAC's Chapman Music Hall through Sunday.
The production includes many of the songs from the 1964 Disney movie and follows the broad outline of the film's story.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20-$75, available at 918-596-7111 or tulsaworld.com/mytix
Thursday, Saturday: Holiday lights
The annual Jenks Lights On celebration is set for Thursday evening, featuring extended store hours with Main Street merchants, the annual live lighting of Main Street, live music and more. The lights will be flipped on at 6 p.m.
And at 5 p.m. Saturday, Philbrook Museum kicks off the annual Festival of Trees with the lights of Garden Glow. The free event features art-making activities, holiday music and hot cocoa.
Friday-Sunday: Heart of Tulsa
An Affair of the Heart brings Heart of Tulsa - a marketplace showcasing artisans, crafters and boutiques from across the country - back to the QuikTrip Center at Expo Square from Friday through Sunday.
About 700 booths featuring 400 vendors will be at the event.
Show times are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 at the door and is good for all three days.
Friday: High school football playoffs
The second week of the state high school football playoffs is filled with great games pitting East vs. West.
Guthrie, the defending Class 5A champion, takes on No. 1-ranked East Central. 6A powers Jenks, Owasso, Union and Broken Arrow all face challenges from Oklahoma City-area teams.
Follow all the action at our High School Gameday page: tulsaworld.com/highschoolgameday
Friday-Sunday: Consignment sale
Shoppers looking for holiday gifts and toys for children have a new place to shop - Tulsa's Just Between Friends Holiday Toy Sale. The consignment sale will be at the Fair Meadows Exhibit Hall at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., Friday through Sunday.
Items on sale include toys, holiday-themed books, DVDs and CDs, electronics, some baby equipment, holiday decor and new children's clothes.
Hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 on Friday and free Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday: TU football
Tulsa faces Central Florida at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chapman Stadium.
With a win, the Hurricane would clinch the Conference USA West Division championship and host the C-USA title game Dec. 1.
Saturday's game will be broadcast by Fox Sports Net.
Tickets range from $15 to $40 and are available by going to tulsaworld.com/tusports.
Saturday, Sunday: Route 66 fun run and Marathon
The annual Williams Route 66 Marathon, a Boston-qualifying race that courses 26.2 miles through Tulsa, is set for this weekend.
A 5k, 1-mile fun run and the Mascot Dash will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Park. The Finish Line Festival will run from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
The marathon, half marathon and marathon relay will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday at Seventh and Main streets. The Finish Line Festival will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Park.
tulsaworld.com/williamsroute66
Associated Images:
As Bert, Con O’Shea-Creal dances with his fellow chimneysweeps
in the national touring production of “Mary Poppins,”
which runs through Sunday at the Tulsa PAC. Courtesy
Tom (left) and Ryan Mattox with Rick’s Holiday Lighting string
lights atop RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks. Jenks’ annual “Lights
On” celebration kicks off Thursday night. Tulsa World file
Kids’ World international festival will be at the Expo Square Exchange Center beginning Thursday
and running through Saturday. File photo
Haley Smith (left) and Stephanie Contreras browse
at the An Affair of the Heart craft show held in July in
Tulsa. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World file
Emily Zimmerman of Petersberg,
Ill., rounds the final turn before placing
third in the 2011 Williams Route 66
Marathon.
CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World file
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