🌱Outside Concert Sunday+$10M Donation To The Philbrook Museum of Art

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Tulsa Patch newsletter — here to tell you all the most important things happening locally. Today you'll learn about...

• Enjoy a concert this weekend!
• The Philbrook Museum of Art gets a donation.
• Wrong way driver on 1-244.

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Partly sunny and nice. High: 73 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

1. This Sunday, May 21st from 2 to 5 p.m. spend the afternoon outside on the Guthrie Green and enjoy a free concert featuring local and regional musicians. Bring your chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, gather up friends and family and enjoy! Hope to see you there! (Tulsa Kids)
2. The Philbrook Museum of Art recently received $10 million donation from the A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation. Reportedly the funds will be used to build an 8,000-square-foot pavilion and covered patio on the museum grounds in the southeast corner. The area will be used for special events and educational purposes. According to News On 6, "The [donation] covers almost the entire $10 million project, and fundraising for the other $2 million is underway. The project is set to kick off at the end of the year and is expected to be complete in the Spring of 2025." (News On 6)
3. After driving the wrong way on 1-244 near Harvard a woman was taken to the hospital Friday morning. According to news9.com KWTV, "Troopers say they tried to stop the woman around 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning and finally had to ram into her vehicle to get her to stop. The vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier by an overpass. Police say the woman was not hurt and no one else was involved." (news9.com KWTV)

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Today in Tulsa:

• May Mayhem Softball Tournament - Bixby Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• Rose District Farmers Market - City of Broken Arrow (8:00 AM)
• Sound Bath Meditation at Fly Loft - Tulsa Arts District (10:00 AM)
• Tulsa MET, Phoenix Rising, and TVA Graduation (10:30 AM)
• 5x5 Show and Sale at TAC Gallery - Free Admission (12:00 PM)
• Memorial High School Graduation - Memorial Hs (12:30 PM)
• United We Stand - Temple Israel's East Meets West Music Fest (3:00 PM)
• Nathan Hale High School Graduation - Nathan Hale Hs (3:30 PM)
• Booker T. Washington High School Graduation (6:30 PM)
• Aquarium's 20th Year Celebration - Bixby Chamber of Commerce (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tulsa Police Department: "PieceWalk 2023 benefitting Autism Oklahoma! This past weekend, we were proud to take walk in the 2023 PieceWalk hosted by Autism Oklahoma. The Tulsa event featured 48 teams that raised more than $40,000 to help support AutismOklahoma.org." (Tulsa Police Department via Facebook)
• Tulsa Police Department: "2023 Special Olympics Summer Games are underway! Tulsa Police Officer Josh Metcalf held the torch at the official ceremony kicking off 2023 Special Olympics Oklahoma Summer Games." (Tulsa Police Department via Facebook)
• Tulsa Fire Department: "Congratulations to the newest graduates of the 911 PSC Fire Training Academy. Today, we celebrate your commitment to help 911 callers during some of their worst moments." (Tulsa Fire Department via Facebook)
• Tulsa Public Schools: "It’s official! Congratulations to the Central High School Class of 2023, we know you will make us proud!" (Tulsa Public Schools via Facebook)
• Tulsa SPCA: "Hey y'all! We are excited to announce that our Mobile Adoption Center will be in this year's Rooster Days Parade! The parade will take place today in downtown Broken Arrow from 9 a.m. to noon. Come by and say hello!" (Tulsa SPCA via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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