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June 2023

Wheels exhibit closes

June 30
Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, 2617 West Fir Street Perry, OK 73077

An exhibit at the Cherokee Strip Museum exploring the many uses of wheels will remain open until Friday, June 30. From an 1800s-era spinning wheel to the four wheels of a 1900s Studebaker “Junior” wagon, to push lawnmowers, hand-cranked butter churns and cast-iron pulleys, this exhibit is designed to have you going in circles. This “bespoke” collection of every wheel, of every type, comprises the museum’s newest exhibit Wheels. For more information about all or the exhibits and programs at…

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Vintage Snack Sets exhibit closes

June 30
Fred and Addie Drummond Home, 305 North Price Avenue Hominy, OK 74035

The Fred and Addie Drummond Home in Hominy will feature an exhibit of Vintage Snack Sets from Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 30. From the 1940s to the 1970s, women hosted teas, coffees, or church socials. On these special occasions, they would wear their "Sunday best" and bring out pretty snack sets that included a plate with a round indention to hold the matching cup. This exhibit includes pieces by manufacturers such as Anchor Hocking, Hazel-Atlas, the Indiana Glass…

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July 2023

Watch Out for Flying Chairs: Professional Wrestling in Oklahoma exhibit opens

July 11, 4 p.m.6 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

On Tuesday, July 11, from 4–6 p.m., the Oklahoma History Center will hold an opening event for the photography exhibit Watch Out for Flying Chairs: Professional Wrestling in Oklahoma. The exhibit examines professional wrestling in Oklahoma from its emergence in traveling carnivals to today. Oklahoma has been at the forefront of professional wrestling through its continued popularity across communities and the contributions of Oklahomans in and out of the squared circle. Over the last 80 years, traditional wrestling has brought…

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August 2023

Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII exhibit closes

August 5
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 South 4th Street Enid, OK 73701

The exhibit Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII will be on display at the Cherokee Strip and Regional Heritage Center until Saturday, August 5. In the years leading up to World War II, racial segregation and discrimination were part of daily life for many in the United States. For most African Americans, even the most basic rights and services were fragmented or denied altogether. To be Black was to know the limits of freedom—excluded from…

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September 2023

How We Rebuild exhibit opens

September 1
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 South 4th Street Enid, OK 73701

On Friday, September 1, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will open the Exhibits USA exhibit How We Rebuild in its galleries. This penetrating and transformative photography exhibition draws from twelve years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories after the conflicts have ended—what it takes for individuals to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, and to recover the heartbeat…

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October 2023

How We Rebuild exhibit closes

October 20
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 South 4th Street Enid, OK 73701

Friday, October 20 will be the last day to view the Exhibits USA exhibit How We Rebuild at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center galleries. This penetrating and transformative photography exhibition draws from twelve years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories after the conflicts have ended—what it takes for individuals to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, and to…

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December 2023

Jim Edgar and the Roadrunners exhibit closes

December 29
Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, 2617 West Fir Street Perry, OK 73077

The exhibit featuring the “Godfather” of the Oklahoma City Rock and Roll scene: Jim Edgar (1939–2022) will remain open through Friday, December 29. The exhibit follows Edgar’s life as a musician and the success of his musical group. In the mid-1960s—the group’s most successful era—the band consisted of Jim Edgar, Sam Edwards, Farland Stanley, Larry Marcum, and Jimmy Driskol. In 1966, Jim and his band were the first to appear on the new program by Ronnie Kay titled The Scene,…

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