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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: February 27th- March 1st

March starts on Sunday, hopefully that means spring is here, done with winter. A few things going on this weekend, weather should be nice. I know I’ll be getting in some yard work.

‘90’s Rewind- Oklahoma City Science Museum Oklahoma- Feb 27th

Route 66 Exhibit Opening- Claremore Will Rogers Memorial Museum- Feb 27th

Northwest District Junior Livestock Show- Enid Chisholm Trail Expo Center- Feb 21st– 27th

54th Annual Canadian County Junior Livestock Show- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Feb 20th– 27th

OK State High School Wrestling Championships- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 26th– 28th

2 Hip Chicks Roadshow- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 27th– 28th

Indoor Farmers Market- Edmond Mitch Park- Feb 28th

Grady County Junior Livestock Show- Chickasha Grady County Fairgrounds- Feb 23rd– 28th

Eagle Tours- Vian Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge- Feb 28th

Factory Obscura Garage Sale- Oklahoma City Factory Obscura- Feb 28th

Antique Doll Exhibit- Hominy Fred & Addie Drummond Home- Feb 4th– 28th

Antique Advertising Show & Auction- Ardmore- Feb 27th– 28th

IEA Zone 7 Championships- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 28th– Mar 1st

OKC Sports Card & Memorabilia Show- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 28th– Mar 1st

Trade Show & Blue Game- Oklahoma City- Mar 1st

Love Takes Root Orchid Show- Oklahoma City Myriad Gardens- Now- Mar 1st

Akdar Shrine Circus- Tulsa Expo Square- Feb 26th– Mar 1st

Just Between Friends- Tulsa Expo Square- Feb 26th– Mar 1st

TFA Cathedral District Crawl- Tulsa- Mar 1st

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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: February 20th- February 22nd

Still February and not a lot going on quite yet. We do have the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library book sale, Lunar New Year Celebration at the Myriad, and Starbird’s Car Show in Tulsa. Try to get out and have fun.

SWOSU Jazz Festival- Weatherford- Feb 19th– 20th

Castle Falls & Council Grove Historically Local Tour- Oklahoma City- Feb 21st

Daddy Daughter Dance- Midwest City Nick Harroz Community Center- Feb 21st

Oklahoma Kids Wrestling- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 20th– 21st

Girls Day Out- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 21st

Indoor Farmers Market- Edmond Mitch Park- Feb 21st

Lunar New Year- Oklahoma City Myriad Gardens- Feb 21st

Eagle Tours- Vian Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge- Feb 21st

Grove Home, Garden, & Travel Show- Grove Wolf Creek Expo Center- Feb 20th– 21st

Monster Truck Insanity- Ada Pontotoc County Agri-Plex- Feb 20th– 21st

Indian Taco, Meatpie, & Arts & Crafts Sale- Oklahoma City Church of the Open Arms- Feb 21st

RV Showdown- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 20th– 22nd

Friends of the Library Book Sale- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 20th– 22nd

Vintage Tulsa Show- Tulsa Expo Square- Feb 20th– 22nd

Friends of the Library Book Sale- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 21st– 22nd

Darryl Starbird’s National Rod & Custom Show- Tulsa SageNet Center at Expo Square- Feb 20th– 22nd

Tulsa Women’s Expo- Tulsa Central Park Hall- Feb 21st– 22nd

Texoma Comic Con- Durant Choctaw Event Center- Feb 21st– 22nd

Jackson County Junior Livestock Show- Altus- Feb 20th– 23rd

92nd Annual Woodward District Livestock Show- Woodward County Event Center- Feb 14th– 24th

Just Between Friends Consignment Sale- Norman Cleveland County Fairgrounds- Feb 21st– 25th

Northwest District Junior Livestock Show- Enid Chisholm Trail Expo Center- Feb 21st– 27th

54th Annual Canadian County Junior Livestock Show- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Feb 20th– 27th

Antique Doll Exhibit- Hominy Fred & Addie Drummond Home- Feb 4th– 28th

Love Takes Root Orchid Show- Oklahoma City Myriad Gardens- Now- Mar 1st

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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: February 13th- February 15th

Might be raining this weekend, plus it’s Valentine’s Day on Saturday. Still events going on around the state. Cat show in El Reno, art show at Factory Obscura, and a few Lunar New Year celebrations going on around as well. Try to have a good weekend.

2nd Friday Norman Art Walk- Norman- Feb 13th

Lion Dance- Edmond Blue Moon Chinese Restaurant- Feb 13th

V-Day Bash and Art Show- Oklahoma City Factory Obscura- Feb 14th

Oklahoma Bison Association Winter Show & Auction- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 14th

LOVE! On the Plaza- Oklahoma City Plaza District- Feb 14th

Indoor Farmers Market- Edmond Mitch Park- Feb 14th

Southwest District Livestock Show- Chickasha Grady County Fairgrounds- Feb 10th– 14th

Eagle Tours- Vian Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge- Feb 14th

I Love You MOH Valentine’s Party- Claremore Museum of History- Feb 14th

Valentine’s Dinner & Movie- Sulphur Chickasaw Cultural Center- Feb 14th

Quilting Across Generations- Lawton Great Plains Coliseum- Feb 13th– 14th

Second Saturdays- Stillwater Oklahoma State University Museum of Art- Feb 14th

Adele Wolf’s Burlesque & Variety Show- Oklahoma City Auditorium at the Douglass- Feb 14th

Vietnamese New Year Celebration- Oklahoma City 9101 S Western- Feb 15th

Pool & Spa Show- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 13th– 15th

Buchanan’s Vintage Flea Market- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Feb 14th– 15th

Monster Jam- Oklahoma City Paycom Center- Feb 14th– 15th

Southwest Rustic Market- Elk City Convention Center- Feb 14th– 15th

TICA Cat Show- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Feb 13th– 15th

Oklahoma Tackle, Hunting, & Boat Show- Grove Wolf Creek Expo Center- Feb 13th– 15th

Lunar New Year- Norman Riverwind- Feb 15th

RV & Boat Show- Lawton Comanche County Fairgrounds- Feb 13th– 15th

Mardi Gras- Oklahoma City The Jones Assembly- Feb 15th

92nd Annual Woodward District Livestock Show- Woodward County Event Center- Feb 14th– 24th

Antique Doll Exhibit- Hominy Fred & Addie Drummond Home- Feb 4th– 28th

Love Takes Root Orchid Show- Oklahoma City Myriad Gardens- Now- Mar 1st

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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: January 30th- February 1st

Not too much going on this weekend. Snow still on the ground with more cold coming, so stay warm and safe out there.

Norman Chocolate Festival- Norman- Jan 31st

German Live Band- Moore Royal Bavaria Restaurant- Jan 30th– 31st

Indoor Farmer’s Market- Edmond Mitch Park- Jan 31st

Red Dirt Robotics Competition- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Jan 31st

Southwest Oklahoma Vintage Toy Show- Chickasha Grady County Fairgrounds- Jan 31st

1st Annual Shop Hop- Guthrie- Jan 31st

CDC Mac N Cheese Cookoff- Ponca City Pioneer Technology Center- Jan 31st

Scotfest Burns Night- Tulsa River Spirit Casino Resort- Jan 31st

American Finals Rodeo- Tulsa Expo Square- Jan 29th– 31st

Tulsa Flea Market- Tulsa Expo Square- Jan 31st

BierKraft Burns Night- McAlester- Jan 31st

OK Home & Garden Show- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Jan 30th– Feb 1st

Pop-Up Market & Drag Show- Oklahoma City The Boom- Feb 1st

Downtown in December- Oklahoma City- Nov 13th– Feb 1st

Devon Ice Rink- Oklahoma City- Nov 14th– Feb 1st

Edmond Ice Rink- Edmond Mitch Park- Nov 7th– Feb 1st

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What’s Going on in Oklahoma: January 9th- January 11th

Hope everyone is having a good year so far. It’s winter but Mother Nature doesn’t seem to know that. A few events around the state going on. Have fun.

2nd Friday Norman Art Walk- Norman- Jan 9th

German Live Band- Moore Royal Bavaria Restaurant- Jan 9th– 10th

28th Annual Oklahoma High Performance Racing Auction, Trade Show & Swap Meet- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Jan 10th

KNID Agrifest- Enid Chisholm Trail Expo Center- Jan 9th– 10th

Celebrate the Eagle Day- Sulphur Chickasaw Cultural Center- Jan 10th

Route 66 Tour- Erick, Clinton, Weatherford, Hydro, Arcadia, Luther, Chandler, Tulsa, Miami- Jan 8th– 10th

Second Saturdays- Stillwater OSU Museum of Art- Jan 10th

Indian Taco Sale- Oklahoma City 4111 N Lincoln Blvd- Jan 10th

Red Dirt Dog Agility- El Reno Canadian County Expo Center- Jan 9th– 11th

Oklahoma Boat Expo- Tulsa Cox Business Center- Jan 9th– 11th

All Star Team Roping- Tulsa Expo Square- Jan 10th– 11th

Big Om Yoga Retreat- Hulbert Sequoyah State Park- Jan 9th– 11th

OKC Spirit Fair- Midwest City Reed Conference Center- Jan 10th– 11th

Herps Oklahoma Exotic Reptile & Pet Show- Shawnee Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center- Jan 10th– 11th

LIVE! on the Plaza- Oklahoma City Plaza District- Jan 11th

Cattlemen’s Congress- Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair Park- Jan 3rd– 15th

Stillwater Ice Rink- Stillwater- Nov 12th– Jan 18th

Chili Bowl Nationals- Tulsa Expo Square- Jan 11th– 17th

Downtown in December- Oklahoma City- Nov 13th– Feb 1st

Devon Ice Rink- Oklahoma City- Nov 14th– Feb 1st

Edmond Ice Rink- Edmond Mitch Park- Nov 7th– Feb 1st

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Food Friday: Jobe’s Country Boy Drive-In

El Reno is known for onion burgers, there are several restaurants in town that specialize in them as well as an Onion Burger Festival every May. Jobe’s had been a mainstay on Route 66 for years but had closed for a while. Now it’s reopened, serving up those famous burgers.

We stopped in on a Saturday for lunch. At first it was quiet and we were the only diners in the building but as time went on, the place filled up. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger on sourdough with a side of chili cheese tots while Big K got a Western Char Burger and chili cheese fries. The orders came out pretty quickly and the food was amazing. My bacon cheeseburger had a beef patty, fried to perfection with onions. Several strips of thick bacon, jack cheese, lettuce, and tomato along with a thousand island dressing all piled high on the toasted sourdough. It was just how a onion burger with bacon should be done. The tots were great as well, the chili had a great flavor with lots of meat. Big K loved his Western Char Burger, also a onion fried beef patty with bacon, American cheese, onion rings, and homemade hickory char sauce. Said it was one of the best burgers he had eaten in a while and to be honest, he eats a lot of burgers. He also loved his chili cheese fries as well.

Jobe’s Country Boy Drive-In originally opened in 1958 by JR Jobe. It served travelers on Route 66 until 2015, when it closed. The building was several different businesses before reopening as a restaurant again in 2024. Now ready to serve adventurers rediscovering Route 66 for its 100th birthday, Jobe’s is a great small-town diner with good onion burgers. I give the 5 strips of thick bacon.

Address: 1220 Sunset Dr., El Reno.

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Food Friday: Robert’s Grill

Go to El Reno on a Saturday night and the whole town smells like grilled beef, onions, and cheese. That’s because within a 4 block area of downtown there are 3 really good onion burger joints, you just have to choose which one you want to try.

We’ve been to Sid’s in the past (even though I need to go again), so we decided to try Robert’s Grill. This small white building sits right on Route 66 and serves up a good burger. Warning needs to be given, it’s super small, only 13 seats all at the counter. We got lucky when we stopped on a slow Saturday night. The menu is pretty simple, mostly just burgers with a few other items. We both ordered an onion cheeseburger with bacon. While I had plain tator tots Big K got chili cheese tots. With the grill right there, you can see every part of the cooking process. It’s really fun to watch your burger get cooked on the big grill. After watching all the steps of the process, the food was delivered over the counter. I have eaten a lot of good burgers in my lifetime and this rates up there as one of the best. It was big and messy, melted cheese with grilled onions hanging off the edges. The meat was grilled to a perfect char as were the onions that were pressed into it. The buns were toasted and couldn’t come close to covering the meat. The bacon was the perfect crisp, not overcooked but not limp either. Every bite was amazing. The tator tots were also cooked perfectly, crisp. I had a bite of Big K’s chili cheese tots, they were great as well, loved the flavor of the chili.

El Reno is well known as the home of the onion burger with the best in the country. So far with the 2 restaurants I have tried they definitely deserve that reputation. Head out to El Reno and check out Robert’s Grill, I give them 5 strips of bacon.

Address: 300 S. Bickford Ave., El Reno.

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Food Friday: Sid’s Diner

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I’ve gone through El Reno many times and have always seen Sid’s Diner sitting on a corner of Route 66 but never stopped.  Finally, this past summer, the crowds looked manageable so on a hot afternoon we stopped for lunch.  This is place is a straight up diner, so it is very small but we got a good seat at a small table in the back.  They do have other items to order but since they are known for their onion burgers, that’s what at least 2 of us got (my daughter doesn’t like fried onions, no she’s not human).  The burgers were good, lots of fried onion mixed with the meat.  A downside was that I couldn’t find the condiments so it was a bit dry but not a deal breaker.  The sides are just standard fare- fries and onion rings, nothing really special.  The service was good but like I stated, it is small, so if you are claustrophobic like me, this isn’t the best place to be on a busy Saturday afternoon.  One of the main reasons it gets so busy is because it does sit on a corner of Route 66 though El Reno.  This diner has been on many different national tv shows which has boosted it’s popularity.  It opened in the late 1980’s and was previously the location of the historic El Reno Hotel, which now sits on the grounds of the Canadian County Historical Museum.  I will give it 3 strips of bacon, because I thought with all of the hype, it could have been much better.

Address: 300 S. Choctaw Ave., El Reno, OK

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