"The Outsiders" musical’s stunning direction and design deliver on the novel’s dimensions, despite surface-level music and too-tidy lyrics. Read Alicia Chesser's review: thepickup.com/the-outsider...

Tulsa's minor league soccer team is poised to host its first playoff match since 1983. Is FC Tulsa the best minor league soccer team in America? We're about to find out. thepickup.com/is-fc-tulsa-...

When ARE you supposed to clap during a classical music concert, anyway? Some thoughts from Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's 20th Anniversary celebration. thepickup.com/tulsa-sympho...

Duet Jazz posted about a "Taylor Swift Wine Dinner" as an April Fools' Joke. It didn't matter that it was a joke. The dinner would happen, over and over and over. Alex Isaak has been five times, and she's here to guide you through it. thepickup.com/duets-taylor...

We talked to Jeanne Tripplehorn about growing up in Tulsa, working with Sterlin Harjo on 'The Lowdown,' and the reality behind Betty Jo Washberg: thepickup.com/the-time-jea...

That Joe Brainard painting from the first episode of 'The Lowdown'? Philbrook is now displaying it. thepickup.com/that-joe-bra...

Located between Chimera Café and Tulsa Violin Shop, Bygone Magazines is a new store specializing in vintage magazines and local literature. It's not trying to go viral. And that's a good thing. thepickup.com/bygone-magaz...

A founding father of Tulsa, Tate Brady, was involved with the Ku Klux Klan, segregation and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Read the investigation by the real-life "truthstorian" who inspired The Lowdown: thepickup.com/the-nightmar...

Josh Fadem learned how to meditate from David Lynch and got us hooked on film noir. What’s he gonna do next? thepickup.com/josh-fadem-i...

Hey, Tulsa Bae, can I ask out my dry cleaner? thepickup.com/ask-tulsa-ba...

Real cities have real newspapers. Real newspapers employ thoughtful, deeply informed, dedicated writers to cover the arts. James Watts is one of those writers, and he deserves better. thepickup.com/tulsa-is-les...

A pinch-hitting pianist saved the day for the AYA Piano Trio. Plus, some tips on getting started with chamber music, from Yvonne Hazelton. thepickup.com/a-pinch-hitt...

Now on the site: a big trove of Lee Roy Chapman videos. Catch up on them while you wait for the next episode of 'The Lowdown.' thepickup.com/do-not-sleep...

Country Bird Bakery is 3 years old! Celebrate by reading Angela Evans' chronicle of the career of Cat Cox, who went from her garage to the James Beard Awards. thepickup.com/cat-cox-went...

Lee Enterprises’ decision to terminate James Watts’ employment at the Tulsa World is a blow and an embarrassment for Tulsa. It damages Tulsa’s ability to position itself as an arts destination and erodes our status as a city that takes culture seriously. thepickup.com/tulsa-is-les...

Meet one of my absolute favorite local guys thepickup.com/josh-fadem-i...

Is it okay to ask out service workers? thepickup.com/ask-tulsa-ba...

You can see Josh Fadem right now in Sterlin Harjo’s The Lowdown, playing a chatty record store owner a few doors down from Ethan Hawke. The Tulsan-turned-Angeleno-turned-Tulsan-again has channeled his manic energy into projects in Tulsa and beyond. thepickup.com/josh-fadem-i...

TAF’s upcoming Open House isn’t just art for art people. Whether you’re a foodie or a parent or a teacher or a metalhead (or all of the above)—in short, whether or not you consider yourself an “art person”—this Open House offers a place to belong. thepickup.com/if-you-go-to...

Viewers of 'The Lowdown" have met Lee Raybon, Tulsa's "truthstorian," committed to unearthing the dark underbelly of the city's old money. They might not know that there was a real-life Lee, Lee Roy Chapman, who did exactly that. THREAD: thepickup.com/the-nightmar...

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Automated email responses from four senior staff at the Tulsa World indicated that they were no longer employed by Lee Enterprises, the World’s parent company. thepickup.com/top-editor-a...

Positive Space Tulsa’s current exhibit "Meat Engine" is small but mighty, and totally unexpected, says Alicia Chesser. Read here: thepickup.com/meat-engine-...

This past weekend, World Stage Theatre Company kicked off its eighth season—promising a year of “Timeless and Relevant Stories”—with Oscar Wilde’s "The Importance of Being Earnest," which continues through September 28. Here's Alex Isaak's review: thepickup.com/the-importan...

In Sterlin Harjo's 'The Lowdown,' Tulsa lore is everywhere. In particular, Lee Raybon's bookstore "Hoot Owl Books" reminds us a lot of Oak Tree Books, where the basis for Raybon's character, Lee Roy Chapman, worked and researched. Read here: thepickup.com/the-resurrec...

Where's the best thin-crust pizza in town? Angela Evans went to find out. thepickup.com/i-ate-my-way...

In "The Lowdown," Ethan Hawke's Lee Raybon is modeled after self-taught Tulsa journalist Lee Roy Chapman, who rocked the city to its core with his publication of "The Nightmare of Dreamland." Read it here: thepickup.com/the-nightmar...

Here's everything you could possibly want to do in Tulsa this fall:

Need comfort? Need catharsis? This orchestra can do both. Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's 20th season is off to a great start, says Yvonne Hazelton: thepickup.com/tulsa-sympho...

Living Arts’ latest double exhibition has plenty to say to our current moment in American history: thepickup.com/in-dinkum-ho...

How far do the dollars of a millennial program manager go? thepickup.com/money-journa...

It's picnic season, folks! Act accordingly. thepickup.com/you-should-b...

At Liggett Studio, “BookArts: Beyond Expectation” actually delivers what it promises. Read our review: thepickup.com/bookarts-bey...

This weekend, Tulsa Fringe Festival at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center promises to give you your fill of weird. Read here: thepickup.com/tulsa-art-is...

It's autumn, which means it's time for PICNICS. Bailey James is here with a plan to get you outside and touching grass. Read here: thepickup.com/you-should-b...

At Living Arts, both Val Esparza’s “STATE OF THE UNION” and Austin Gober’s “Dinkum Hokum” have plenty to say to our current moment in American history, and they do so quite successfully. thepickup.com/in-dinkum-ho...

A deal between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation doesn’t apply to Freedmen descendants who don’t have documentation of a degree of Indian blood. Via @readfrontier.bsky.social: thepickup.com/despite-trib...

Let us help you make your weekend plans 👉 thepickup.com/tulsa-picks-...

At the Rock Creek Herbal Shop there are no appointments, and there is always a line. thepickup.com/i-went-to-se...

Huge news: Lady the Shih-Tzu has been named The Pickup’s Employee Of The Month. thepickup.com/for-the-thir...

Going full cyberpsycho at Cyberfest, with Henry Roanhorse Gray: thepickup.com/going-full-c...

With “Operation SAFE,” Kevin Stitt is helping no one but himself. thepickup.com/kevin-stitt-...

Is the key to health and wellness getting your irises read in Sapulpa? Megan Shepherd went to find out. thepickup.com/i-went-to-se...

Gen Z’s preeminent indie-rock star, MJ Lenderman, put on a perfect night at Cain’s Ballroom: thepickup.com/i-love-mj-le...

Since Ryan Walters' Woke Teacher Test won’t let you fail it, is the certificate of achievement just a participation trophy? thepickup.com/how-much-cou...

Here's your guide to September's art openings:

I wrote an artist statement for those stupid downtown boulders: thepickup.com/heres-my-art...

'The Meat & Cheese Show' has more going on inside than Meat and Cheese, says Mitch Gilliam: thepickup.com/the-meat-che...

Introducing Ask Tulsa Bae, a new dating column for the romantically frustrated. Every month, we'll take your questions on dating and romance, shake our heads mournfully at them, and pass them on to Corinne Gaston, our local dating expert.

If it entices you: the essay prominently features a bonkers housing nonprofit called "Aspiring Anew Generation" that was almost entirely generated by ChatGPT and, shortly after their presentation at the OKC City Council (who voted to approve their involvement) was suspended on suspicion of fraud.