From Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov Tue Jul 1 11:18:59 2025 From: Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov (Kelli Yadon) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:18:59 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetTowns] The WAIT is over! Top award finalists announced Message-ID: Good morning! The wait is over! Here is the press release announcing the finalists of our 24 award categories! It will be sent out to the statewide media hopefully this week! We had more than 175 competitive entries (199 total entries counting board members of the year) so you all should be commended for doing the work to showcase your communities and their events, projects and people! Congratulations to all the finalists! ---- Contact: Buffy Skee Oklahoma Main Street Center Phone: (405) 815-6552 Email: Buffy.Skee at OKcommerce.gov For Immediate Release Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Award Finalists (Oklahoma City, Okla.) - The Oklahoma Main Street Center, a division within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, announced today the finalists for the program's annual statewide awards competition. All finalists will be recognized, and the winners announced, during the 35th annual Main Street Awards Banquet on Tuesday, September 30, in Oklahoma City. Programs across the state competed in 24 competitive award categories representing the "four points" of the Main Street Approach of Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of outside judges reviewed more than 170 total entries and determined the winners. Outstanding board members, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award (local program director of the year) and the Local Program of the Year will also be recognized and announced the night of the banquet. "These awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Main Street programs, local businesses, volunteers, and community leaders who are working every day to breathe new life into Oklahoma's historic commercial districts," said Buffy Skee, director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center. "Each nomination showcases how local efforts are generating meaningful economic impact through business growth, job creation, and revitalization. We recognize the finalists who have emerged from a highly competitive group, and we commend their dedication to preserving the character and vitality of their communities while building for the future." The award finalists, in alphabetical order, are: ORGANIZATION: Premier Partner Altus - Full Scope Marketing Enid - Leadership Greater Enid Class XXXII Stockyards City - First United Bank Best Main Street Community Education Campaign Altus - Rediscover Downtown Altus Videos Enid - Downtown Teen Program Tahlequah - Experience Downtown Tahlequah Walking Tour Outstanding Community Engagement Effort Ardmore - Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony Enid - Downtown Tree Project with Whiterock Resources Ponca City - Goblins on Grand Main Street Hero Sapulpa - Dave Bennett Tahlequah - Dillin Springwater Yukon - Stephanie Hale Best Creative Fundraising Effort Enid - History Maker Campaign Tulsa Rt 66 - East Meets West: Stetsons & Stilettos Yukon - Downtown Block Party/Cheeseburger in Paradise Outstanding Public Official Tahlequah - Danny Perry Tulsa Rt 66 - Jeannie Cue Wilburton - Loran Mayes PROMOTION: Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees Enid - Main Street Enid's 30th Anniversary Bash Perry - Hometown Harmony Wilburton - Solar Eclipse Kick Off Party Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees Ponca City - Goblins on Grand Pryor - 2024 Bluegrass & Chili Festival Woodward - Giant Pumpkin Drop Best Main Street Retail Event Ada - The Gathering on Main Stockyards City - Back Number Scavenger Hunt Yukon - Shop Small Scratchers Outstanding Image Promotion Ponca City - Main Street Branding Campaign Tahlequah - Red Fern Roots: Celebrating 50 Years of the Film's Legacy Tulsa Global - We are CommUNITY Creative New Event Altus - Shrimp Boil Block Party Enid - Flashback First Friday: Downtown Teens Car Show Sapulpa - Cinco De Mayo DESIGN: Best Placemaking Project Ada - Streetscape: A First Impression of Main Altus - Downtown Park Project Sapulpa - Alley Renovation Project Best Interior Design Project Under $25,000 Altus - Petal Pushers Perry - Angels Fitness Studio Yukon - Knight's Nook Best Interior Design Project Over $25,000 Ponca City - Merrick's Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Pryor - Ober & Littlefield CPA Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $25,000 Altus - White's Auto Perry - Angels Fitness Studio Sapulpa - Route 66 Engineering Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $25,000 Newkirk - Cherokee Strip Credit Union Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Woodward - Woodward County Courthouse Best Visual Merchandising Ada - EVER Boutique Ponca City - Merrick's Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Sapulpa - Frilly Flamingo Best Building/Business Branding Altus - Jazzie Rose Durant - Corner Crust Ponca City - Aesthetic State of Mind ECONOMIC VITALITY: Best Adaptive Reuse Project Under $25,000 Perry - Oklahoma Boot Company Woodward - Josie Adams Cultural Centre Best Adaptive Reuse Project Over $25,000 Altus - Shortgrass Community Health Center Enid - Gaslight Theatre Auditorium Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Outstanding Entrepreneurial Endeavor Altus - Full Scope Marketing Muskogee - Watson's Chophouse on 3rd Tahlequah - Cherokee Nation Innovation Hub Outstanding Business Expansion Cherokee - BOHO Flamingo Ponca City - A+ Printing Yukon - Vacca Coffeehouse & Territory Creamery Best New Business Altus - Petal Pushers Wilburton - Paxson's Pop Creamery Yukon - Vladislava's Czech Bakery & Café Business of the Year Enid - Leonardo's Children's Museum Ponca City - Poncan Theatre Tahlequah - Kroner & Baer The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale Monday, August 11 at www.okmsf.org/awards-banquet and will be available to purchase until September 12. * End - Kelli Yadon | Program Coordinator Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov C: 405.778.9375 OKcommerce.gov [signature_168929643] [cid:image002.jpg at 01DBEA79.AC9D8B70] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: MainstreetTowns On Behalf Of Kelli Yadon Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 11:19 AM To: mainstreettowns at lists.onenet.net Subject: [MainstreetTowns] The WAIT is over! Top award finalists announced Good morning! The wait is over! Here is the press release announcing the finalists of our 24 award categories! It will be sent out to the statewide media hopefully this week! We had more than 175 competitive entries (199 total entries counting board members of the year) so you all should be commended for doing the work to showcase your communities and their events, projects and people! Congratulations to all the finalists! ---- Contact: Buffy Skee Oklahoma Main Street Center Phone: (405) 815-6552 Email: Buffy.Skee at OKcommerce.gov For Immediate Release Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Award Finalists (Oklahoma City, Okla.) - The Oklahoma Main Street Center, a division within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, announced today the finalists for the program's annual statewide awards competition. All finalists will be recognized, and the winners announced, during the 35th annual Main Street Awards Banquet on Tuesday, September 30, in Oklahoma City. Programs across the state competed in 24 competitive award categories representing the "four points" of the Main Street Approach of Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of outside judges reviewed more than 170 total entries and determined the winners. Outstanding board members, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award (local program director of the year) and the Local Program of the Year will also be recognized and announced the night of the banquet. "These awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Main Street programs, local businesses, volunteers, and community leaders who are working every day to breathe new life into Oklahoma's historic commercial districts," said Buffy Skee, director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center. "Each nomination showcases how local efforts are generating meaningful economic impact through business growth, job creation, and revitalization. We recognize the finalists who have emerged from a highly competitive group, and we commend their dedication to preserving the character and vitality of their communities while building for the future." The award finalists, in alphabetical order, are: ORGANIZATION: Premier Partner Altus - Full Scope Marketing Enid - Leadership Greater Enid Class XXXII Stockyards City - First United Bank Best Main Street Community Education Campaign Altus - Rediscover Downtown Altus Videos Enid - Downtown Teen Program Tahlequah - Experience Downtown Tahlequah Walking Tour Outstanding Community Engagement Effort Ardmore - Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony Enid - Downtown Tree Project with Whiterock Resources Ponca City - Goblins on Grand Main Street Hero Sapulpa - Dave Bennett Tahlequah - Dillin Springwater Yukon - Stephanie Hale Best Creative Fundraising Effort Enid - History Maker Campaign Tulsa Rt 66 - East Meets West: Stetsons & Stilettos Yukon - Downtown Block Party/Cheeseburger in Paradise Outstanding Public Official Tahlequah - Danny Perry Tulsa Rt 66 - Jeannie Cue Wilburton - Loran Mayes PROMOTION: Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees Enid - Main Street Enid's 30th Anniversary Bash Perry - Hometown Harmony Wilburton - Solar Eclipse Kick Off Party Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees Ponca City - Goblins on Grand Pryor - 2024 Bluegrass & Chili Festival Woodward - Giant Pumpkin Drop Best Main Street Retail Event Ada - The Gathering on Main Stockyards City - Back Number Scavenger Hunt Yukon - Shop Small Scratchers Outstanding Image Promotion Ponca City - Main Street Branding Campaign Tahlequah - Red Fern Roots: Celebrating 50 Years of the Film's Legacy Tulsa Global - We are CommUNITY Creative New Event Altus - Shrimp Boil Block Party Enid - Flashback First Friday: Downtown Teens Car Show Sapulpa - Cinco De Mayo DESIGN: Best Placemaking Project Ada - Streetscape: A First Impression of Main Altus - Downtown Park Project Sapulpa - Alley Renovation Project Best Interior Design Project Under $25,000 Altus - Petal Pushers Perry - Angels Fitness Studio Yukon - Knight's Nook Best Interior Design Project Over $25,000 Ponca City - Merrick's Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Pryor - Ober & Littlefield CPA Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $25,000 Altus - White's Auto Perry - Angels Fitness Studio Sapulpa - Route 66 Engineering Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $25,000 Newkirk - Cherokee Strip Credit Union Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Woodward - Woodward County Courthouse Best Visual Merchandising Ada - EVER Boutique Ponca City - Merrick's Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Sapulpa - Frilly Flamingo Best Building/Business Branding Altus - Jazzie Rose Durant - Corner Crust Ponca City - Aesthetic State of Mind ECONOMIC VITALITY: Best Adaptive Reuse Project Under $25,000 Perry - Oklahoma Boot Company Woodward - Josie Adams Cultural Centre Best Adaptive Reuse Project Over $25,000 Altus - Shortgrass Community Health Center Enid - Gaslight Theatre Auditorium Sapulpa - James Calley Brewing Co. Outstanding Entrepreneurial Endeavor Altus - Full Scope Marketing Muskogee - Watson's Chophouse on 3rd Tahlequah - Cherokee Nation Innovation Hub Outstanding Business Expansion Cherokee - BOHO Flamingo Ponca City - A+ Printing Yukon - Vacca Coffeehouse & Territory Creamery Best New Business Altus - Petal Pushers Wilburton - Paxson's Pop Creamery Yukon - Vladislava's Czech Bakery & Café Business of the Year Enid - Leonardo's Children's Museum Ponca City - Poncan Theatre Tahlequah - Kroner & Baer The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale Monday, August 11 at www.okmsf.org/awards-banquet and will be available to purchase until September 12. * End - Kelli Yadon | Program Coordinator Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov C: 405.778.9375 OKcommerce.gov [signature_168929643] [cid:image002.jpg at 01DBEA7A.FB724000] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Top award finalists announced Congratulations everyone! From: MainstreetTowns > On Behalf Of Kelli Yadon Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 11:19 AM To: mainstreettowns at lists.onenet.net Subject: [MainstreetTowns] The WAIT is over! Top award finalists announced Good morning! The wait is over! Here is the press release announcing the finalists of our 24 award categories! It will be sent out to the statewide media hopefully this week! We had more than 175 competitive entries (199 total entries counting board members of the year) so you all should be commended for doing the work to showcase your communities and their events, projects and people! Congratulations to all the finalists! ---- Contact: Buffy Skee Oklahoma Main Street Center Phone: (405) 815-6552 Email: Buffy.Skee at OKcommerce.gov For Immediate Release Oklahoma Main Street Center Announces Award Finalists (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – The Oklahoma Main Street Center, a division within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, announced today the finalists for the program’s annual statewide awards competition. All finalists will be recognized, and the winners announced, during the 35th annual Main Street Awards Banquet on Tuesday, September 30, in Oklahoma City. Programs across the state competed in 24 competitive award categories representing the “four points” of the Main Street Approach of Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. Panels of outside judges reviewed more than 170 total entries and determined the winners. Outstanding board members, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award (local program director of the year) and the Local Program of the Year will also be recognized and announced the night of the banquet. “These awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Main Street programs, local businesses, volunteers, and community leaders who are working every day to breathe new life into Oklahoma’s historic commercial districts,” said Buffy Skee, director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center. “Each nomination showcases how local efforts are generating meaningful economic impact through business growth, job creation, and revitalization. We recognize the finalists who have emerged from a highly competitive group, and we commend their dedication to preserving the character and vitality of their communities while building for the future.” The award finalists, in alphabetical order, are: ORGANIZATION: Premier Partner Altus – Full Scope Marketing Enid – Leadership Greater Enid Class XXXII Stockyards City – First United Bank Best Main Street Community Education Campaign Altus – Rediscover Downtown Altus Videos Enid – Downtown Teen Program Tahlequah – Experience Downtown Tahlequah Walking Tour Outstanding Community Engagement Effort Ardmore – Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony Enid – Downtown Tree Project with Whiterock Resources Ponca City – Goblins on Grand Main Street Hero Sapulpa – Dave Bennett Tahlequah – Dillin Springwater Yukon – Stephanie Hale Best Creative Fundraising Effort Enid – History Maker Campaign Tulsa Rt 66 – East Meets West: Stetsons & Stilettos Yukon – Downtown Block Party/Cheeseburger in Paradise Outstanding Public Official Tahlequah – Danny Perry Tulsa Rt 66 – Jeannie Cue Wilburton – Loran Mayes PROMOTION: Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees Enid – Main Street Enid’s 30th Anniversary Bash Perry – Hometown Harmony Wilburton – Solar Eclipse Kick Off Party Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees Ponca City – Goblins on Grand Pryor – 2024 Bluegrass & Chili Festival Woodward – Giant Pumpkin Drop Best Main Street Retail Event Ada – The Gathering on Main Stockyards City – Back Number Scavenger Hunt Yukon – Shop Small Scratchers Outstanding Image Promotion Ponca City – Main Street Branding Campaign Tahlequah – Red Fern Roots: Celebrating 50 Years of the Film’s Legacy Tulsa Global – We are CommUNITY Creative New Event Altus – Shrimp Boil Block Party Enid – Flashback First Friday: Downtown Teens Car Show Sapulpa – Cinco De Mayo DESIGN: Best Placemaking Project Ada – Streetscape: A First Impression of Main Altus – Downtown Park Project Sapulpa – Alley Renovation Project Best Interior Design Project Under $25,000 Altus – Petal Pushers Perry – Angels Fitness Studio Yukon – Knight’s Nook Best Interior Design Project Over $25,000 Ponca City – Merrick’s Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Pryor – Ober & Littlefield CPA Sapulpa – James Calley Brewing Co. Best Façade Rehabilitation Under $25,000 Altus – White’s Auto Perry – Angels Fitness Studio Sapulpa – Route 66 Engineering Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $25,000 Newkirk – Cherokee Strip Credit Union Sapulpa – James Calley Brewing Co. Woodward – Woodward County Courthouse Best Visual Merchandising Ada – EVER Boutique Ponca City – Merrick’s Custom Leather Handbags & Boutique Sapulpa – Frilly Flamingo Best Building/Business Branding Altus – Jazzie Rose Durant – Corner Crust Ponca City – Aesthetic State of Mind ECONOMIC VITALITY: Best Adaptive Reuse Project Under $25,000 Perry – Oklahoma Boot Company Woodward – Josie Adams Cultural Centre Best Adaptive Reuse Project Over $25,000 Altus – Shortgrass Community Health Center Enid – Gaslight Theatre Auditorium Sapulpa – James Calley Brewing Co. Outstanding Entrepreneurial Endeavor Altus – Full Scope Marketing Muskogee – Watson’s Chophouse on 3rd Tahlequah – Cherokee Nation Innovation Hub Outstanding Business Expansion Cherokee – BOHO Flamingo Ponca City – A+ Printing Yukon – Vacca Coffeehouse & Territory Creamery Best New Business Altus – Petal Pushers Wilburton – Paxson’s Pop Creamery Yukon – Vladislava’s Czech Bakery & Café Business of the Year Enid – Leonardo’s Children’s Museum Ponca City – Poncan Theatre Tahlequah – Kroner & Baer The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale Monday, August 11 at www.okmsf.org/awards-banquet and will be available to purchase until September 12. * End - Kelli Yadon | Program Coordinator Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov C: 405.778.9375 OKcommerce.gov [signature_168929643] [cid:image002.jpg at 01DBEA7D.016C06B0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I already have heard from several people about potential mobile workshops.  There are some great ideas out there.  For anyone who is working on a mobile workshop, please feel free to contact me, rfrantz1 at cox.net , if you simply want a sounding board.  Also, I can offer to be part of the actual mobile workshop should you need help getting people loaded, unloaded, and taken care of during the trip.  I can be a background person really easily. For the Volunteers Committee, when it is appropriate, I can provide my wife's contact information for being a volunteer during the conference.  Mary is ready and willing to do anything that is needed there on site.   I look forward to updates and meetings.   Ron    On Monday, June 30, 2025 at 04:07:04 PM CDT, Buffy Skee wrote: Good afternoon everyone,   Below are the 2026 conference teams and I hope I put everyone on the correct one.  Please let me know if you need to be moved or if I’ve left anyone off.  There is still time join in the fun.   EDUCATION Burlinda Radney Christina Short Franchell Abdalla Josh Kunkel - Second Karla Jackson - Lead Preston Gunkel Vicki Davis   MOBILE WORKSHOPS Anna Schilling - Lead Courtney Graham DonnaBeth Waltrip Evon Markum Jamie Hale Kerry Barrick Ron Frantz – Special Advisor Rusty Milroy Sam Extance Steve Robinson   SPECIAL EVENTS Alejandro Garcia – El Cafecito Alice Canada Bridgette Nichols Buffy Skee – Second – Coordinator Meeting Cindy Lawrence – Big Bash Debbie Harrison Emily Helling Heather Turner – Civic Leaders Lunch, Opening Plenary Jesse Black – LGBTQ+ Meet-up Josh Kunkel – EV/Design Meet-up Laura Vollmer Natalie Rapp Randy McFarlin – Civic Leaders Lunch Ron Frantz – EV/Design Meet-up Tamara Nelson – EV/Design Meeting Whitney Redding – Lead - Feel free to let Whitney know if there is a specific event you want to work on.   VOLUNTEERS Ernie Garcia Lakelynn Green Ronnie Wilson Shelby Robertson Stephanie Swicker Tamara Nelson – Lead Teresa Flushe’   FUNDRAISING Buffy Skee – Lead   MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION Katie Roberts Kelli Yadon - Lead Rachel Nogalski Sarah Inboden   CONFERENCE GENERAL Anna Schilling Buffy Skee - Lead Karla Jackson Kathleen Borgne Kelli Yadon Kerry Barrick Rachel Nogalski Ron Frantz – Special Advisor Sam Extance Sarah Inboden Tamara Nelson Whitney Redding   Thank you, Buffy   Buffy Skee | State Main Street Director Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Buffy.Skee at okcommerce.gov c. 405-664-1260 okcommerce.gov   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As you spread the word about this exciting event around your communities and get to know people who would like to be involved, please direct them to this page: 2026 MSN Tulsa Conference - OKLAHOMA MAIN STREET FOUNDATION There are 5 sections, which we will regularly update as more information becomes available: Education: If you or someone you know is interested in hosting an Education Session, there is a form you can fill out in this section. When we have more information on session requirements, deadlines, etc. Karla Jackson will reach out to you about further steps. Exhibition Hall: If you or a business you know is interested in hosting a booth in the Exhibition Hall, there is a form they can fill out in this section. Registration will open in December, and I will send more information/further steps at that time. Mobile Workshops: This section has the Mobile Workshop application link, which is LIVE! If you or someone you know is wanting to host a Mobile Workshop, please visit the tools in this section including a conference call recording about everything Mobile Workshops, and an example of a completed proposal. Sponsors: If you know of a person or business that would like to become a sponsor for Main Street Now Tulsa, please direct them to this section for more information. Volunteers: Please direct anyone interested in volunteering for the conference to this section; there is an application they can fill out, and Tamara Nelson will reach out to them with more information and further steps. As always, please let me know if you have any questions - we're all very excited! Best, Whitney Redding | Oklahoma Main Street Administrative Assistant Oklahoma Department of Commerce whitney.redding at okcommerce.gov 405-312-2804 (text capable) OKcommerce.gov [Title: State of Oklahoma logo - Description: Multi-color chevron pinwheel with the word Oklahoma to the right.] [cid:f0fedb53-4040-40b5-91ea-34a5f53f1b4b] The information contained in the accompanying transmission is or may be protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege and is confidential. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity identified above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or distribution of the accompanying communication is prohibited. No applicable privilege is waived by the party sending the accompanying documents. 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Tulsa's 2026 Big Bash will be an exciting street festival in Sapulpa with restaurants, catering, shops, bars, bands, and pop-ups showing off the best of Oklahoma Main Street! Oklahoma Main Streets can host a pop-up individually, or team up with a neighboring Main Street to represent and sell food, products, goods, and art from their local community and vendors! Details: * You must be a Main Street Network, Associate, or Designated program to apply for and run a Big Bash Pop-Up * A Main Street can host their own pop-up, or team up with a neighboring Main Street program * Your main sign will need to say your Main Street(s) program name(s), i.e.: Main Street Enid, Inc. and Main Street of Perry * Decoration is largely encouraged, including neon signs, twinkle lights, backdrops, art, tent-post wrapping, themed outfits, etc. The decoration must stay contained to your pop-up area. * You must provide and set up your own (white) pop-up tent, no more than 2 tables, and no more than 2 chairs. You must provide your own table clothes if desired. * You must provide your own staff/volunteers to set up and man your pop-up for the duration of the Big Bash (6:30-10:30PM) * You must teardown and remove your tent, tables, chairs, and products at the end of the Big Bash * You can sell products at your pop-up; however, they must be locally sourced from your Main Street and community vendors. We would like to see products that represent your Main Street community and Oklahoma. This can include locally made jewelry, food products like jam or pesto, crafts such as cheese boards in the shape of Oklahoma, shirts representing Tulsa, CDs from Native musicians, locally made lotions or other skincare products, handmade toys, scissortail Christmas ornaments, Route 66 memorabilia, etc. We know Main Streeters love to shop, and we want this to be the night that conference attendees find the perfect, unique gifts for friends and family members, and for themselves to commemorate the trip! * You can have live entertainment at your pop-up, such as face painting or live art (someone from your community painting an Oklahoma sunset, for a raffle winner) ​ If you would like to apply for a Big Bash Pop-Up booth, please fill out the application below. Application Deadline is Friday, October 31st. 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