Community Calendar

This presentation titled “Mapping Time and Space: Indigenous Knowledge, Calendars, and Geography” explores the process of translating Indigenous knowledge into standardized visualization and virtual reality (VR) technologies. Our research team collaborated with Otomi timekeepers and knowledge holders from Central Mexico—a region the Otomi people have inhabited for over 7,000 years—cultivating their rich traditions of astronomy and timekeeping.

Through a series of collaborative design meetings, Otomi knowledge holders, timekeepers, community members, academics, artists, and VR technicians contracted a culturally appropriate and visually compelling dome planetarium presentation guided by the Otomi calendar system.

This project not only aims to preserve and share the Otomi’s profound understanding of time and the cosmos but also to inspire youth and broader audiences through immersive storytelling.

About the Lecturer:

Mark Palmer is a professor of geography at the University of Missouri. Professor Palmer’s research focuses the social dimensions of geographic information systems (GIS) and Indigenous research sovereignty networks.

Archival research has taken him to UNESCO in Paris, France and ethnocartography fieldwork at Tongariro National Park and with the Muaūpoko iwi in Levin, New Zealand. Palmer is currently working on a book describing the processes of translating Otomi calendar knowledge into a dome planetarium presentation as a form of digital heritage.

Otomi people have inhabited the central Mexico plateau for at least seven thousand years. Over this period, they have cultivated a vast knowledge of astronomy and timekeeping. Palmer writes about the participatory processes of Indigenous technoscience design as a form of Indigenous research sovereignty. He and his colleagues work were funded by the National Science Foundation, the Royal Society of New Zealand, and the Taylor Geospatial Institute.

Palmer teaches Indigenous geographies, GIS, and environmental geography at Mizzou. He is a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and Kiowa Gourd Clan.

Explore the wonder and enchantment of the Aegean islands right here in the heart of Tulsa, OK. Our festival will whisk you away with authentic Greek food and drink, live music, traditional folk dancing, shopping, and cultural experiences!

This is our 65th year of celebrating and sharing the Greek culture with the Tulsa Community through the “longest running ethnic festival” in town. We’re excited to host you and your whole family on a hellenic adventure like no other!

108|Contemporary is thrilled to present our next exhibition, "Still," featuring the work of longtime friends and artists Lissa Hunter, Jane Sauer, Jo Stealey, and Carol Stein. Stemming from stillness, observation, and awareness, "Still" is a look at life from four perspectives over time.

On view August 1 – September 20, 2025

Exhibition Opening: Friday, August 1, 2025 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Virtual Panel Discussion: Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 1:00 pm
link to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85359122568

More information can be found at 108contemporary.org

T​uesday - Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm
First Friday Art Crawl: 6 pm - 9 pm

The event rides from Depot Green to the 5 All-Black Towns that surround Muskogee. There is a FREE 5K Slow Roll for family and Kids. All participants must wear a helmet.

Explore the wonder and enchantment of the Aegean islands right here in the heart of Tulsa, OK. Our festival will whisk you away with authentic Greek food and drink, live music, traditional folk dancing, shopping, and cultural experiences!

This is our 65th year of celebrating and sharing the Greek culture with the Tulsa Community through the “longest running ethnic festival” in town. We’re excited to host you and your whole family on a hellenic adventure like no other!

108|Contemporary is thrilled to present our next exhibition, "Still," featuring the work of longtime friends and artists Lissa Hunter, Jane Sauer, Jo Stealey, and Carol Stein. Stemming from stillness, observation, and awareness, "Still" is a look at life from four perspectives over time.

On view August 1 – September 20, 2025

Exhibition Opening: Friday, August 1, 2025 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Virtual Panel Discussion: Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 1:00 pm
link to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85359122568

More information can be found at 108contemporary.org

T​uesday - Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm
First Friday Art Crawl: 6 pm - 9 pm

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by crafting your own Guatemalan worry doll. Supplies are provided but are limited. Registration is required. For ages 3-10 and their families.

The ever-popular 101 Unplugged chamber series returns this season with performances now at 7:30pm. This premiere series performance begins with Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2, op.51, no.2. This notable and deeply expressive work consists of four movements. The quartet will feature rich harmonies, and complex interplay between instruments.

The performance will feature a one-of-a-kind question and answer intermission where guests have the rare opportunity to engage with musicians and learn more about their craft and the Tulsa Symphony. Each ticket comes with a complimentary beverage of your choosing and light bites in this unique and beautiful downtown Tulsa modern space! Cash bar is also available. Revel in this intimate concert series and beautiful backdrop set in downtown Tulsa!

The ever-popular 101 Unplugged chamber series returns at 7:30 pm with Brahms’s deeply expressive String Quartet No. 2, op. 51, no. 2—complete with rich harmonies, an exclusive Q&A intermission with the musicians, and complimentary beverages and light bites in our stunning downtown Tulsa venue.

We are pleased to announce that Mary Ann Stewart, an international opera and musical theater star is going to perform at the German-American Center in Tulsa on Sunday, September 21st, at 3 PM.

Ms. Stewart has performed both classical opera and musical theater in so many roles that space does not permit listing. Along with pianist, Cathy Venable, Ms. Stewart will be performing for us at the GAST center located at 1429 Terrace Drive, on Sunday, September 21st, at 3 PM. At the German American Arts Association we strive to bring a full range of talent to our ongoing Musik am Sonntag series and this performance is one not to be missed.

For more information on Ms. Stewart’s repertoire, visit her web page at https://maryannstewart.com/