Anne Brockman

2 weeks ago | tulsapeople.com | Anne Brockman

In mid-March Dean Wyatt had already begun working on his submission for the upcoming Tulsa Artists’ Coalition 5x5 Show and Sale. Surrounded by other works-in-progress in his studio that sits along Route 66, easels and walls are filled with canvases speckled and coated in acrylics, his medium of choice. Wyatt’s work is abstract expressionism — his interpretation of both landscapes and the concept of transit, movement and the passing of time. “All things that we go through in life,” he says.

2 weeks ago | tulsapeople.com | Anne Brockman

A beautiful May day calls for lunch at one of the newest patios in town: The Pump, 602 S. Lewis Ave. Try the chicken cutlet sandwich, a flattened chicken breast coated in panko breading and fried up golden before being sandwiched in a soft roll with mozzarella, arugula pesto, olive tapenade and roasted bell pepper. The former 1960s gas station hosts regular events like trivia, live music and barbecue every Thursday, and much more. Its patio features tables, conversation pits and yard games.

2 weeks ago | tulsapeople.com | Anne Brockman

Spring in Tulsa is busy. We’re all buzzing around like bees flying from bloom to bloom. We return home to our hives for a shower and a change of clothes before we’re out the door and on the road to our next commitment. The parents I know consider the end of the school year to be just as busy as the hectic month of December, shuttling from event to event before summer is in full swing. I certainly hope you plan some time for yourself.

2 weeks ago | tulsapeople.com | Anne Brockman

QPR — question, persuade and refer — is a nationally-recognized, evidence-based training that teaches people how to recognize and respond positively to someone exhibiting suicidal signs and behaviors. From noon-1:15 p.m. on May 21, Mental Health Association Oklahoma will host a free QPR class for those 18 and older at Legacy Plaza, 5330 E. 31st St. Register at mhaok.org/qpr or email [email protected]. Editor

1 month ago | tulsapeople.com | Anne Brockman

Sacred spaceWhen Charo and Jim Fitch decided to build a greenhouse in their midtown sideyard, the design all started around a 17th century cast-stone finial imported from Castres City near Montpellier, France. “We wanted it to look like the ruins of an old Spanish mission or chapel,” Jim says, referring to the glass and stone structure filled with dozens of cacti, succulents and ferns that sit on benches and tables made by Jim in his workshop.