All righty, good morning, walk a walk a welcome. It is time
now for our community connection and it's beginning to look and feel a lot like
Christmas, and it has really ever since you had the Chris Kindle market.
But okm we got Marilynn Mim. How you doing, I'm great, Good
morning Tom, how are you? I'm doing? Wonderful looks like he had,
you know, land office business down there at the hotel. You know,
it was an amazing event. We had a wonderful turnout. We had
very amazing blessed weather. Okam seems to attract storms. There was no bad
weather. It was a little cloudy the first day, but still really nice.
The second day was beautiful and sunny. We had over three hundred and
seventy kids that came out this weekend, so we are just tickled pink about
that had an amazing turnout with the vendors, had an amazing turnout with all
of those who came through. Of course, we had the Veterans Day Parade
on Saturday. That helps a little. Yeah, it was. It was
really neat because all of the kids who were at the Kids activity which faced
the raid kind of stopped what they were doing when they heard all the music
and they heard all of the pomp and stamps coming and so they like ran
over to the of course we had fencing up, but they ran over and
some of them watched it out of the jumpie and just really enjoyed it.
And then after the parade was over, Yeah, we probably got maybe one
hundred maybe two hundred people that you know, didn't know what was going on.
So it was wonderful, great timing. I want to give a huge
shout out to the Hilton garden In. They were amazing. They were hospitable.
If we needed something, they were right there to help us. And
so I think the vendors really enjoyed the location. I think guests really enjoyed
the location. So yeah, we hope to get to have it there again
and partner with Hilton garden In and it was awesome. Tammy Brinkman, you're
very superstar from Bartosbel Radio also see the event for two whole days, so
I think we wore her out, but she did an amazing job. We
had as you energized her. Buddy Doliverpool, you've got that going on all
he does. And we had just Sell who came back and performed for us,
and so that was really nice. Mia and Jasell, who were on
the radio a couple of times this summer, both came back and helped work
the event, and so it was really nice to see them and catch up
and then so it was just an overall amazing event. We were very excited
to be able to host it and just very thankful to the community for supporting
it. Wow, that's amazing. And it doesn't stop there. It seems
like that kind of gets the ball rolling for two big events. We got
one coming up tomorrow. We want to make sure nobody absolutely We have hashtag
Giving Tuesday. Tomorrow is the National day of recognition of giving back to your
favorite charities. It's important because nonprofits do a lot of good for our country.
Nonprofits due a lot in Bartlesville. I think we have maybe the most
per capita of any town. We are so blessed and it's just a time
that you can reach back out and give anywhere from a dollar, I always
say, to a million dollars if you have it lying around, your favorite
profit or nonprofit could really use your support. And so we have a hashtag
Giving Tuesday. It's an open house tomorrow at okm So stop by at four
fifteen South Dewey from four to six pm and we're going to have some nice
cocoa, some nice pastries. You can come shop at our little shop.
A lot of people don't know we have a little boutique called the sugar Plum
Shop. It has all kinds of gifts that you can do some Christmas shopping
and help support the community, help support your loved ones by giving them an
awesome gift. And you can get your Green Country ticket there if you spend
some money. And our goal is to try to reach ten thousand dollars tomorrow
for children's programming, because for this next year, our festival will be again
ten days for the children's portion of it, and that's very expensive and we
want to give it it's all free for the kids. So we want to
start early, raise that money and give back to the community and give back
to our families. And God bless Rose and everybody involved with the kids programming,
because wow, that that is really spectacular. Rose is amazing. She's
already added several new items programs. We are teaming up for a very exciting
can't announce it yet, but we have something coming that's very special for children.
I think they're going to really like it. If the powers are that
are in charge of it will let me participate, I think I'll be a
little kid again and participate in this event. It sounds amazing and so hopefully
in the next few months we'll be able to oh hopefully in the next month
we'll be able to announce that, and so we're very excited. So tomorrow
is very important for us, as it is for many charities across the nation.
So if people can stop by four fifteen South Dewey from four to six,
have some free hot chocolate, some free pastries, look around, let
us share with you all of our programming and just come support the arts,
support music support. Okay, that's what is all about. We also have
another one coming up here too. This involves the little ones absolutely. Next
week, in the spirit of continued giving and philanthropy, we celebrate Saint Nicholas
Day, and Saint Nicholas Day is always on December sixth, that's next Wednesday.
And for the last few years, especially since COVID, we've had sort
of a virtual Saint Nicholas, and we've done live streaming events and we've had
story reading and time and some crafts and it's been very nice. This year,
we're going to do it in person, so we need everyone to come
back to OKAM at five pm to six thirty and we're going to have special
time with Saint Nicholas, get your picture taken, also have some story times,
some more hot cocos, some cookies, some crafts and just a really
nice time. The Bartleswell High School students from choir and drama are coming to
read some stories to our kiddos that come and to parents who come. And
I think it's going to be very exciting and it's going to be a really
nice evening. I think it's going to be great. Yes, this is
something that's really really cool. And of course everything that we have coming up
and some archive items I guess too, can be found at your website,
which, by the way, it's a delight. It's really easy to have.
Again, thank you, it's okay at music dot org. We welcome
everyone to please visit that. If you have any questions, I think you
can go lot of answers there. If you can't, call us nine one
eight three three six nine nine zero zero and Rosari will answer the phone and
try to help you. But yeah, again, we absolutely invite our community
members to come out for hast Hashtag Giving Tuesday tomorrow again six o'clock, four
to six o'clock, and then our Saint Nicholas Day from five to six thirty.
I think it's going to be really nice events. I think it's a
good way for folks for us to say thank you. And we're calling tomorrow
night and evening of gratitude. Gratitude and the fact that we're very thankful for
our patrons, We're very thankful for the community, so we want to give
something back, and at the same time, we ask that if you enjoy
our programming, if you enjoy all the free things that we do, please
continue to support us both for Saint Nicholas Day and for Hashtag Giving Tuesday,
and teach kids what giving us all about. Wow, this is great,
this is a This is really phenomenal, and this happens right here in your
hometown, folks, so let's take care of that. Yes, please come
out. No, I want to ask a question and I already know the
answer and it's going to be I can't take it yet, but who's coming
to the festival. We will release that soon, but it is not already
to release yet. So you are right. It's just like Christmas Presents.
It's not quite time yet, Tom, you have to wait. No peaking,
you know me. I'm curious by nature, I know. And we're
really excited because this year is our fortieth anniversary. I know. So for
forty years OKAM has been going strong and proud, and so we are very
thrilled and excited to continue for our fortieth anniversary. And I think we have
a very amazing season coming up. And I know Rose will be static to
get here to release all the children's programming, and I will also be a
static to release all of the programming for the festival. It's coming soon.
That's all we can say. It's all we can say. We can say
right now. Santa said no, we have to keep it a secret already.
Once again, for the folk for Giving Tuesday tomorrow, I want to
remind them in case they only heard part of that. Okay, it's hashtag
Giving Tuesday, a chance of an evening of gratitude for folks to come out
and celebrate them them celebrate Oka Music. It is from four to six pm.
It's at OKM Music, which is at four fifteen South Dewey. You
can go onto our website okmmusic dot org org for more information. Call Rosie
at nine one eight three three six nine nine zero zero and do the same
for Saint Nicholas Day which is next Wednesday, December the sixth, five to
six thirty. Both events are free to the public and we welcome everyone to
come out. Alrighty I thank you for being with us. Thank you,
alrighty. Support OKM hashtag