Author: Erin Entrada Kelly Reviewed by Chloe Fuksa, Putnam Six Bookstore
We Dream of Space is a chapter book by author Erin Entrada Kelly for children aged 8-12. Originally published in hardback in 2020, it has just recently been released in paperback as well. The author has previously won the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe, and now We Dream of Space has been named a Newbery Honor Book. This book is a work of historical fiction, focusing around the space shuttle Challenger and spanning just the first month of 1986.
Cash, Fitch, and Bird live in a somewhat dysfunctional family, and they each stay in their own little bubbles. Bird enjoys taking apart machines and drawing their schematics – for fun! Fitch spends most afternoons at the arcade trying to beat his own high score. Cash, the oldest one, has broken his wrist and is on the verge of failing seventh grade for a second time. Their science teacher, Ms. Salonga, has been teaching about the Challenger for weeks, and Bird decides she wants to be an astronaut herself when she grows up. When the space shuttle tragically explodes though, it actually pushes the siblings closer than they’ve ever been before.
This book isn’t a necessarily light read and it doesn’t have an abundance of humorous moments. But it does tackle a lot of things kids go through. Fitch is dealing with emotions and keeping them in check. Cash is trying to discover what he’s good at and what he enjoys doing. Bird is facing peer pressure for being the smartest one in the class. They’re learning about friendships and how to treat people. They’re learning about teasing and bullying. They’re typical middle schoolers trying to figure things out. We Dream of Space is a really solid read – even for adults – and it leaves you with a very heartwarming conclusion.
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Well after 6 weeks of nominations, then 6 weeks of voting culminating in almost 75,000 votes in 50 categories, we are excited to announce the finalists in the final 25 categories today! Part 1 with the first 25 categories was posted yesterday here (Best of Enid 2022 Finalists (Part 1) | Enid Monthly).
Want to know who wins? Then check out the Best of Enid 2022 Awards Show on June 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stride Bank Center. Individual tickets are $30 and Tables of 8 are $300 (reserved seating). Contact Robert at (405) 826-0418 or robert@enidmonthly.com to purchase your tickets by Friday, May 27th so you don’t miss the exciting show!
We also want to think our Awards Show GOLD Sponsors: Ediger’s Diamonds, Wing Stop, Golden Oaks Village and TLC Dental, as well as our SILVER Sponsors: St. Mary Regional Medical Center, The Rustic Spa, Kinder Connection at First Baptist Church, and Ladusau Evans! We could not put on this fun event without you!
Without further ado, here are the finalists (in alphabetical order) in the final 25 categories:
Best Apartments Esplanade Oakwood West The Willows
Best Dental Care Brush Pediatric Dental (Dr. Fagan) Enid Dental (Dr. Herbst) TLC Dental (Dr. Lack)
Best Entertainment/Nightlife Callahan’s Gaslight Theatre Enid Axe
Best Eye Care Enid Vision Center (Dr. Clint Sproul) Dr. Justin Funk Dr. Heath Stotts
Best Family Doctor Dr. Jonathan Bushman Dr. Emily Cooper Dr. Samantha Moery
Best Financial Planner Keith Holsten (K/H Financial) Kyle Lillie Wymer Brownlee
Best Fitness/Gym Finer Physiques Planet Fitness YMCA
Best Florist Enid Floral Huffman Floral Uptown Florist
Best Funeral Services Anderson Burris Brown Cummings Ladusau Evans
Best Hair Salon Bloom Hair Studio Blue Jay’s Twisted Scissors
Best Heat and Air Dennis Plumbing Co. Dense Comfort Solutions Slater Mechanical
Best Home Builder Blevins & Co. Edwards Custom Homes K. Hovnanian Homes
Best Home Maintenance & Remodeling Bath Planet of Oklahoma Enid Tile & Marble Klemme Construction
Best Insurance Agency Baker Harris Hopkins Jeff Eaton Enid Insurance Agency
Best Jewelry Ediger’s Diamonds Mead Jewelry Jackson Diamond Jewelers
Best Landscaping/Lawncare Alvarado’s Jennings Tree Service Plants a Plenty
Best Liquor Store Proof Rock Island Liquor The Wine Press
Best Local Restaurant Callahan’s Napoli’s On the Sidewalk Bar & Grill
Best Massage Therapy/Therapist Dia Metcalfe The Rustic Spa Tonya’s Massage
Best Medical Spa/Skincare Blossom Beauty Bar Enid Live Well Salon De’fy
Best Mexican Dining El Patio Sandy’s Tacos La Fiesta
Best Orthodontist Orthodontic Solutions Rose Rock Orthodontics Schuessler Orthodontics
Best Pet Grooming The Groom Closet Lollie’s Grooming The Pet Salon
Best Pharmacy Evans Drug Rick’s Pharmacy Scheffe’s Prescription Shop
Best Photography Haley Matthews Photography Snaps by Kayc Mug Shots Photography
Well after 6 weeks of nominations, then 6 weeks of voting culminating in 75,000 votes in 50 categories, we are excited to announce the finalists in 25 categories today! Part 2 can be found here Best of Enid 2022 Finalists (Part 2) | Enid Monthly.
Want to know who wins? Then check out the Best of Enid 2022 Awards Show on June 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stride Bank Center. Individual tickets are $30 and Tables of 8 are $300 (reserved seating). Contact Robert at (405) 826-0418 or robert@enidmonthly.com to purchase your tickets by Friday, May 27th so you don’t miss the exciting show!
We also want to think our Awards Show GOLD Sponsors: Ediger’s Diamonds, Wing Stop, Golden Oaks Village and TLC Dental, as well as our SILVER Sponsors: St. Mary Regional Medical Center, The Rustic Spa, Kinder Connection at First Baptist Church, and Ladusau Evans! We could not put on this fun event without you!
Without further ado, here are the finalists (in alphabetical order) in the first 25 categories:
Best Accountant Hann Plummer Schoonover Agency Wymer Brownlee
Best Attorney Dalen McVay Matt Russell Kelli Schovanec
Best Auto Maintenance & Repair Enid Super Lube Justin’s Automotive Northcutt Toyota
Best Bakery: Cakes, Cookies, and Sweets Bev’s Cakes Cakes by Diane Katy’s Pantry
Best Bank/Credit Union Bank of Kremlin Stride Bank TFCU
Best BBQ Blaze’s BBQ Swadley’s Turkey Creek
Best Boutique Okie Babe Turquoise Boutique Whiskey Girlz
Best Breakfast/Brunch Spot Boomerang Farmhouse Fresh Wee Too
Best Burger The Flamingo Lenox Lotta Burger
Best Car Dealership Jackson’s of Enid Northcutt Toyota Stuart Nissan
Best CBD/Cannabis Store Grand Ave. Haze Natural Remedies Urban Roots
Best Childcare Provider Kinder Konnection Sandbox Learning Center YMCA
Best Children’s Party Spot Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse Oakwood Bowl Spirit Express
Best Chiropractor Body in Motion Cornerstone Chiropractic Enid Live Well
Best Coffee Shop Davinci’s Five80 Starbucks
Best Physical Therapy Northwest Osteo (Julie Ross) St. Mary’s Center for Rehabilitation Therapy Innovations (Blake Fuksa)
Best Pizza A Fuego Pizzeria Brick Oven Pizzeria Hideaway Pizza
Best Plumbing Dense Mechanical Hometown Plumbing Monkey Wrench Plumbing
Best Realtor Lori Dick Starr Prince Torrie Vann
Best Roofing Fine Roofing Vargas Roofing Invincible Contracting
Best Senior Living The Commons Golden Oaks Greenbriar
Best Surgeon Dr. John Goulart Dr. Barry Pollard Dr. David Shepherd
Best Urgent Care Great Salt Plains Health Center Integris Urgent Care Plus Xpress Wellness
Best Veterinarian Kristy Krueger-Krisle Staerkel Veterinary Clinic Wheatland Animal Clinic
Best Wings Buffalo Wild Wings Wings to Go Wingstop
Greetings! I’ll lead with a controversial statement: the functionality and accessibility of your website is more important than how beautiful it is.
While website design is not an exact science (beauty is in the eye of the beholder), there are design and development principles that make your site more accessible, and responsive, and can even give you an SEO boost.
If you manage your own website, these are things you can implement yourself. If you don’t want anything to do with that, give me a call and I’ll do it for you! (insert wink emoji).
Tip 1: Use Your Footer
While a header is often the first thing clients consider, a footer is often the last… In my book, these are equally important. Each of them impacts the two most important things about your site: SEO and user-friendly navigation.
Links in your footer, also known as “boilerplate links,” are important because they’re highly visible. Whatever is in your footer can be accessed on every page of your website. Traditionally, the masses have promoted “keeping things above the fold” on websites. Now, we are seeing a new trend.
What’s the first thing you do when you visit a website? If you start scrolling before the home page has loaded, then you are not alone. A study by Chartbeat looked at 25 million website visits, and found that 75 percent of visitors scroll down thousands of pixels. No page is too tall, no footer too far.
If your footer is highly visible, what it contains matters. First and foremost: copyright information, contact information, a mobile menu, and social media information. Your header and footer are the first items to be “crawled” by search engines deciding who you are, and whether anyone wants to see your website. This makes them both vitally important.
Tip 2: “Contact-ability”
Have you ever visited a website, clicked on the phone number, and had to copy and paste it into your iMessage or phone app? Nobody’s got time for that!
Make sure to hyperlink your phone number and email. The ability to click and call is a game changer!
From an SEO standpoint, it’s important to have your phone and email hyperlinked and referenced on both your site and your Google listing. Cross referencing your contact information, physical address and social media handles on all platforms is important.
Tip 3: Tie Your Domain to All Accounts
This is a quick one that anyone can implement! If you have multiple domains, make sure you strategically choose one domain to list on Google My Business, all social media platforms, your email signature, and more.
Can’t decide which domain name to pick? There’s a misconception that using the most applicable words possible in your URL will make you findable… In reality, the shorter the better! In fact, it’s hard to find a one-word domain any longer… These can be sold for six digits! Two-word domains are becoming more rare and can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars.
I hired a domain broker twice in 2021 to get me the domain I needed! I love that the digital realm has its own “Realtors” now.
Tip 4: Is it Time to Hire a Website Developer? If your website is not responsive on mobile or has no thumbnail, favicon or meta descriptions added… It’s time! And, Wordy Girl Creative offers website evaluations.
I wish you the best in your online business endeavors!
What do you do to keep your website at its best? We’d love to hear on Facebook or the blog!
Flower gardens are planted and blooming. The vegetable garden is planted and harvesting of lettuces, spinach and other greens has begun. Shrubs and trees have been trimmed from winter and spring wind damage. We’re getting ready for the summer barbeque season and entertaining friends and family in our yard. However, the lawn is not ready. It’s still droopy and spotty. It definitely doesn’t look like a wonderful, green golf course. There is still time to get your lawn in spit spot shape before the hosting season begins.
Do you know the type of grass is in your lawn? When you look for lawn care supplies be sure to get the proper ones for your type of grass. In our area of northern Oklahoma, our warm-season grasses are usually Bermuda grass and possibly some Buffalo grass. These grasses go dormant in the winter and turn beige brown and green up in the spring. If your lawn stays green all winter long or you have shady spots where the grass grows well, you may have cool-season grasses such as Kentucky Bluegrass, Ryegrass or Fescue. Regardless, for treating your lawn in May, the maintenance for warm-season or cool-season grasses are much the same.
Fertilize your grass. Just as new animals and birds born in the spring need to be fed to grow, so does your lawn. A good quality fertilizer contains Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium. These natural chemicals should be listed on the packaging with their percentage ratio with the suggested area of coverage. Two examples of what you might find on your fertilizer are a 20-5-10 in a 5lb bag. This means it is 20% Nitrogen, 5% Phosphorus, and 10% Potassium and a 5-pound bag will cover an area of 1000 square feet or a 50-foot by 20-foot lawn. A second example is a 10-5-5 in a 10lb bag. This has 10% Nitrogen, 5% Phosphorus and 5% Potassium and is formulated to also cover a 1000 square foot lawn. Notice the bag is twice as large as the previous example. Always follow the directions, as over-fertilizing can kill your grass. The proper fertilizing and watering will establish a deep root system, healthy grass, and a beautiful lawn. Be sure to thoroughly water your lawn as soon as it is fertilized.
Watering your lawn regularly is also important to its health. Check your irrigation system is functioning well with no leaks. Ensure that it is watering uniformly and not wasting water on hard surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways and walls. Deep watering your lawn as determined by need, rather than a set schedule helps establish deep roots, creating a healthy, durable lawn. Determining factors include rainfall, wind, direct sunlight versus cloud cover and temperature. Frequent, light watering and overwatering lead to shallow rooting, soil compaction, thatch accumulation and weed growth – all of which are not attributes of a healthy lawn. If your grass looks a little wilted and has a bluish-gray appearance, it is time to water. Enough water should be applied in one application to wet the soil to a 6-inch depth. You can check this by probing the soil by inserting a screwdriver into the ground. If it goes in easily and comes out with some soil sticking to it, it is pretty well watered. If it is difficult to insert the screwdriver to the proper depth, continue to water. If the water begins to puddle or run-off, stop watering and allow the water to soak into the soil. Then continue watering. Water only in the morning. Watering in the day promotes evaporation and wastes water that plants could otherwise absorb. Watering in the evening allows water to stand, collecting bacteria which lead to rotting your grass.
Proper fertilizing at the beginning of May and watering throughout the spring and summer mornings will help give you a beautiful, healthy, green lawn you can be proud of.
For more tips to a healthy green lawn, check out the Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension website at extension.okstate.edu and click on “Publications” for lawn care fact sheets or contact the Garfield County Extension Office at 580-237-1228.
Four Enid area high school graduates are receiving leadership scholarships from Northern Oklahoma College for the 2022-23 academic year.
Attending NOC Enid on State Regents Academic Scholarships are MaKenna Bailey, Pond Creek-Hunter, Kimberly Boles, Enid; and Danielle Buttram, Garber.
Attending NOC Enid on a Presidential Leadership Council Scholarship is Grant Biggers, Enid.
State Regents Academic Scholars are the highest honor given by Northern to students who have demonstrated academic leadership in their high school.
The State Regents Academic Scholarship, established by the state legislature and governor in 1988 and operated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, offers a full tuition waiver plus $1100 a semester to cover all major expenses for four years or eight semesters as long as the student attends an Oklahoma institution participating in the program.
Each student’s PLC scholarship in the amount of $28,000 for two years will be applied toward tuition, fees, books, on-campus resident housing and meal plan. Applicants must maintain at least a 3.25 grade-point average per semester and enroll in 12 credit hours each semester in an associate degree program. To complete a scholarship application for the 2022-23 academic year, visit www.noc.edu/scholarships or contact Kerri Gray, institutional scholarship coordinator, at 580.628.6760.
This season the Chisholm baseball team has gone through rain, wind, sunny and dark skies; however, no matter how much the weather changed, these boys’ attitudes never did. Many pushed through the pressure of being a newcomer and made an impact on their team.
The question that was asked to a few of the players was how was the atmosphere at practice this recent season. Ethan Kieu said “Everyone was excited that we have improved compared to last season and hopes were high.” This quote clearly shows how the boys were excited for each other and nothing could bring down their spirits. Jackson Caddell stated, “There was an incredible amount of focus when it was needed and the amount of fun and excitement was also a major factor in our experience in our baseball season.” This recent season of baseball showed excitement, uplifting players, and most important, times that made the sport memorable.
Head Coach Bobby Shoate was asked how the players looked physically and he had some powerful words to say. “The young guys have changed a lot and will continue to do so. The older guys have bought into our system and have encouraged those around them. There aren’t many baseball programs that hit the weight room like we did. We lifted immediately after games to make sure we got 3 lifts in. It really started to pay off both physically and mentally because our guys knew they were putting in more work than a lot of the teams in our class.” The coaches focused on strength and building the players up. Creating a program and a pattern that they would remember and recall when they struggled was huge as well. The players recognized their weaknesses and strengths and opened their mind, body and spirit to the process that their coaches had implemented into their program.
A baseball team is not about the players and the Chisholm coaches prove that they can make a difference in the teenager’s lives. A player was asked to reflect upon the coaches this season and one said some encouraging words – “[Coach] Shoate and Robins both had high expectations and standards for the team as they knew the potential we possessed,” said Kieu. The best chance a coach has to impact a player’s life is having hopes in his players. The coaches and players at Chisholm High School correlate with each other and give feedback to each other. The players at Chisholm High School work with each other and are a family.
Hearing from the head coach at Chisholm High School, Bobby Shoate had put blood, sweat and tears into his team and his family. This team has meant the world to Coach Shoate and he would be expecting to make many more memories with the family he has built at Chisholm. “We were a young team. Some of the younger players had never been through the grind of a high school baseball season. We played a lot of games in a short period of time. Our class played baseball at a high level so every day has to be the best otherwise we can get beat. I like the way we developed over this year and I’m excited for the future.” He makes his kids feel like they have a family and some make lifelong friends. Coach Shoate implemented his strategies and programs to have made the players better at their sport. Last year the team went 10-22; however, the team has sprung past the scores from last year and has made a difference in Chisholm’s community, in Chisholm’s sports, and in the player’s lives.
Enid High Tennis has a storied history, with several State titles, and for the Enid High Girl’s team this year, a state title or placement is a legitimate possibility. High School tennis teams have four “positions” consisting of 6 players, #1 Singles, #2 Singles, #1 Doubles and #2 Doubles. To compete for a State title, you generally have to be strong at all positions, and this year is shaping up to be special.
#1 Singles player, Junior Alexa Garcia has started off the year strong. Coach Wade Rogers says “Alexa has been playing great tennis. She lost in the Enid tournament finals to last year’s state runner-up in a tiebreaker, so she can really compete.” Garcia won the PCO tournament, finished 2nd at Muskogee and 1st at Regionals, showing she is one of the State’s best.
#2 Singles, Freshman Hailey Hibbets has also been strong. She won the Jr. High state title last year as an 8th grader and has fit right in on the high school team. Coach Rogers says “Hailey has been playing remarkably. She also lost to a state runner-up (in #2 singles) in a tie-break in the Enid tournament finals, showing she can compete with anybody.” Hibbetts also won the PCO and Muskogee tournaments and finished 2nd at Broken Arrow and Regionals.
#1 Doubles consists of Seniors Taylor Stotts and Krystal Archer. According to Coach Rogers “This is the first time since Jr. High Taylor and Crystal have played doubles together. They are playing really hard. They seem to be excited about it and I see some really good things out of them.” After finishing 5th at the PCO tournament, 4th at Enid, 4th in Muskogee and 4th at Regionals, they are poised to do some damage at the state tournament.
#2 Doubles are returning state qualifiers from last year, Senior Cheyenne Gill and Junior Madison Nickels who hope to improve their finish from last year and place this year. They have also placed in several tournaments, including 3rd at Regionals.
The first week of May will be the Regional and State tournament. The top four players from each Regional make the State tournament, so every player is playing this weekend, giving Enid a good chance to compete for the championship, or at least the “podium” which is finishing in the top 5. Whatever the result this year, it is really great to see the current success from the Enid High lady tennis team!
UPDATE: All six players qualified for, and competed at, the State Championship this weekend. Garcia won her first match, but lost to eventual champion Alice Hsu from Edmond North. Garcia won two and lost one more to finish 7th. Freshman Haley Hibbetts won her first two matches before also falling to an Edmond North player, Victoria Ricaurte-Cabasnden in a 3 sets. Hibbetts bounced back, winning the 3rd place match to make the podium. Both doubles teams fell in the first round and lost in the consolation matches and were not able to place. Team wise, Enid finished 9th out of 16 teams that made the State tournament, still a great accomplishment out of all the teams in 6A.
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The Enid Outlaws are going PINK for Mother’s Day for this afternoon’s 4:00 game against Dallas Skyline at the Stride Bank Center.
This year’s version of the Outlaws find themselves in a familiar place heading into the home stretch of the season – first place in the Central Conference, with 7 games left. Enid’s 14-3 record puts them 1/2 a game ahead of the Shreveport Mavericks (13-3) and a game ahead of Dallas (12-3), making this afternoons game critical for the conference race.
This is the only scheduled game against Dallas this season. Dallas is led by Guard Alexander Cooper (#30), who averages 22.1 points per game and is a good 3-pt shooter at 38.9%. They have several other good scorers as four other players average at least 12.8 points per game. Forward Marcus Merchant (#11) is a shot blocker extraordinaire, leading the league in blocks at 2.6 per game. He is also a good rebounder at 9.7 RPG, so the Outlaws will have their work cut out for them.
Our own Enid Outlaws have their own weapons, however. Enid is on an 8 game win streak and have looked really good doing it, with only one game within 10 points. Forward Ricardo Artis II (#3) has really come on as of late and has taken over the team lead in points per game with 19.2 to add to 8.5 rebounds per game. His stellar play, along with that of team leader Point Guard Daylon “Chuck” Guy (#4), who averages 18.8 points, 8.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and a league leading 3.1 steals er game, make a very tough combo for opposing teams.
One more interesting stat to consider – Dallas has outscored teams by an average of 8.2 points per game, while Enid has outscored its opponents by 17.4(!) which shows how dominant the Outlaws can be when they play their game.
Tickets start at $10, so bring your mom out, wear pink and check out the awesome Enid Outlaws this afternoon!
May 1-31 Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm All Aboard: Examining the Orphan Trains Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (507 S. 4th) (Exhibit runs through June 4)
May 1-8 Thursday 5-9 pm, Friday-Saturday 1-9 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm Sugar High: An Immersive Art Experience PJ’s (220 N. Washington) Sugar High presents a surreal sugar dream addressing our modern world’s prioritization of immediate satisfaction over all else. To depict this future, an immersive, interactive art installation has been created for visitors to explore the Sugar High world. Free admission.
May 1 1 pm NOC-Enid Jets baseball vs. UA Rich Mountain David Allen Memorial Ballpark (301 S. Grand)
May 4-6 89th annual Tri-State Music Festival Several locations around Enid
May 4 7:30 pm Trivia! Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Dario Belletini The Spot (417 N. Grand)
9 pm Karaoke Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
May 5 1 pm Baseball: NOC-Enid Jets vs. Western Oklahoma David Allen Memorial Ballpark (301 S. Grand)
7 pm Trivia! Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 6-8 7:30 pm Friday & Saturday, 2 pm Sunday Gaslight Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (507 S. 4th St.)
May 6 5:30 pm-7 pm Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Downtown Enid Fundraiser supporting the YWCA’s vital programs for victims of interpersonal violence.
6 pm-9 pm First Friday Fiesta Downtown Enid Live music, great shopping, delicious food
6 pm-9:30 pm Enid Teen Masters Bowling Tournament Oakwood Bowl (4709 W. Garriott)
7 pm Live Music: Jake Bowers Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
7:30 pm Live Music: Stacey Sanders Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
8 pm Tri-State Music Festival Grand Concert Stride Bank Center Grand Ballroom (301 S. Independence)
8 pm Live Music: Jake Stringer The Alibi Bar (224 W. Broadway)
9 pm Live Music: Mountain Deer Revival The Spot (417 N. Grand)
May 7 9 am-4 pm Watermelon Campbell Memorial Open House & Model Train Show Railroad Museum of Oklahoma (702 N. Washington)
10 am BeFitKids Buzz Run Enid High School Track (611 W. Wabash)
10 am-5 pm The Market Neighborhood Shops: Mother’s Day Craft Show Stride Bank Center Grand Ballroom (301 S. Independence)
11 am Mommy and Me Tea Party ($20 adults/$10 Kids) The Farm on Norman (1401 Norman Road)
11 am-3 pm History Alive! Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (507 S. 4th St.) Re-enactment characters portray life at the time of the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893
12 pm-2 pm Book Signing: John Dwyer Putnam Six Bookstore (610 S. Cleveland) Dwyer, from Waukomis, will be signing his new book “The Oklahomans Volume 2: Statehood to the 2020s.
7 pm Live Music: Stacey Sanders Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
8 pm Live Music: Dually Noted Elk’s Lodge (520 W. Oxford)
9 pm Live Music: The Charlie Hickman Band Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 8 4 pm TBL Basketball: Enid Outlaws vs. Dallas Skyline Stride Bank Center (302 S. Grand)
4 pm Enid Symphony Orchestra presents Mothers Day on Broadway, featuring Rob Glaugbitz, Baritone Enid Symphony Center (301 W. Broadway) Broadway Show Tunes!
May 11 7:30 pm Trivia! Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: David McKinney The Spot (417 N. Grand)
9 pm Karaoke Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
May 12-15 Region II Postseason Baseball Tournament David Allen Memorial Ballpark (301 S. Grand)
May 12 7 pm Trivia! Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 13-14 7:30 pm Gaslight Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (507 S. 4th St.)
May 13 7 pm Live Music: Badlands Band (Moose Pit BBQ Party) Moose Lodge (302 E. Purdue)
7:30 pm Live Music: The Peachtrees Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Jase Haltom Band The Alibi Bar (224 W. Broadway)
9 pm Live Music: Dylan Stewart Band The Spot (417 N. Grand)
May 14 7:30 am-10 am Breakfast Fly-In Woodring Regional Airport (1026 S. 66th St.) Fly-in aircraft & static displays on the ramp, Barnstormers breakfast buffet $8
10 am-3 pm Holy Cross Vendor Fair Holy Cross Church (701 E. Park)
7 pm Live Music: Shandey Lane Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
7:30 pm Auto Racing: Sooner Late Models Enid Speedway (302 E. Oxford)
8 pm Live Music: Van Damage Elk’s Lodge (520 W. Oxford)
9 pm Boondocks 5 Year Anniversary Blowout Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
9 pm Live Music: Knight Ryder The Spot (417 N. Grand)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 15 4 pm TBL Basketball: Enid Outlaws vs. Little Rock Lightning Stride Bank Center (302 S. Grand)
May 18 7:30 pm Trivia! Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Nikki Jackson The Spot (417 N. Grand)
9 pm Karaoke Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
May 19 5:30 pm Enid Young Professionals – Network @ Nite Pheasant Run Golf Course (1702 Club House Dr.)
7 pm Trivia! Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 20 6 pm – 8 pm Sparwars! Family Martial Arts (211 E. Broadway) Learn some awesome sword tricks, spar with swords, and show off using lightsabers! Free!
7 pm Concert: Hairball Stride Bank Center (302 S. Grand) A Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget!
7:30 pm Live Music: The Revolt Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Jay Stathem The Spot (417 N. Grand)
May 21 10 am – 4 pm Rock Swap The Breezeway (214 W. Randolph)
11 am Yoga With Cats! Enid Public Library (120 W. Maine) Space is limited, sign up here! https://tinyurl.com/2p8erawx
11 am-3 pm History Alive! Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (507 S. 4th St.) Re-enactment characters portray life at the time of the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893
6 pm Friends of the NRA Gun Bash Stride Bank Center Grand Ballroom (301 S. Independence)
6 pm Live Music: Sean Gallagher Flamingo (520 S. Van Buren)
7 pm Live Music: Hayden Harris and Scott Carson Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
8 pm Live Music: Lost River Band Moose Lodge (302 E. Purdue) ($10 Cover)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
9 pm Live Music: Jack Waters and the Unemployed Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
9:30 pm Live Music: Chad Todd The Spot (417 N. Grand) (21+)
May 22 2 pm Free Community Aerial Yoga Rosebuds Aerial Yoga Studio (4215 N. 4th) Space is limited so sign up here to try aeriel yoga! www.vagaro.com/rosebudsaerialyoga
5 pm-8 pm Live Music: Peachtrees The Alibi Bar (224 W. Broadway)
May 25 7:30 pm Trivia! Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Lane Haas Acoustic The Spot (417 N. Grand)
9 pm Karaoke Boondocks (302 E. Maple)
May 26 7 pm Trivia! Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
May 27 7 pm Steak Night Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
7:30 pm Live Music: Marco Tello Settlers Brewing Co. (202 E. Randolph)
9 pm Live Music: Lane Haas Band The Spot (417 N. Grand)
May 28-June 4 NJCAA Division II World Series David Allen Memorial Ballpark
May 28 10 am Pop up on Park St. Park Street (Downtown Enid-South of Mark Price Arena)
6:30 am Red Dirt Run of Honor Woodring Regional Airport (1026 S. 66th St.)
6 pm TBL Basketball: Enid Outlaws vs. Shreveport Mavericks Stride Bank Center (302 S. Grand)
7 pm Live Music: The RevolT Enid Brewing Co. (126 S. Independence)
8 pm Live Music: Dually Noted Elk’s Lodge (520 W. Oxford)
9 pm Karaoke (No Cover) The Lounge @ Ramada (21+) (3005 W. Garriott)
9 pm Live Music: Gus Burns & the Hill Top Hustlers The Spot (417 N. Grand)
May 29 4 pm TBL Basketball: Enid Outlaws vs. Beaumont Panthers Stride Bank Center (302 S. Grand)
May 30 10 am City of Enid Memorial Day Service Woodring Regional Airport (1026 S. 66th St.)
