Speaker 1: Welcome back to Community Connection here on k one AM,
Speaker 1: fourteen hundred FM, ninety three point three ninety five point one.
Speaker 1: Nathan Thompson here, and we've got, of course, our wonderful
Speaker 1: ladies from OKM Music, mary Lynn mem in studio as well.
Speaker 1: We've got a great guest with you I do.
Speaker 2: I have our wonderful intern, Madeline Childs, and this is
Speaker 2: her last week. So we brought Madeline with us to
Speaker 2: represent the interns. They are all sadly going back off
Speaker 2: to college. Oh yeah, and so we're very sad about this,
Speaker 2: but very excited for them and can't wait to have
Speaker 2: them back next season. So but we have so many
Speaker 2: things to talk about today. We have our Octoberfest coming up.
Speaker 2: That's right. It is on Saturday, October fourth. It's from
Speaker 2: four to nine pm downtown at our office building. For
Speaker 2: those who don't know where that is. We're right next
Speaker 2: to the Roger State School building, across from two Banks
Speaker 2: and just kind of in the heart of downtown between
Speaker 2: fourth and fifth Street. So we'll be there again. We're
Speaker 2: going into our thirteenth season, which is crazy. Absolutely, But
Speaker 2: if you want to buy tickets, they just went on
Speaker 2: sale this week at okaymusic dot org. People can come
Speaker 2: down to the office and see Madeline, myself, Rose Katie,
Speaker 2: I just sell Dad and they can get their tickets
Speaker 2: in person if they prefer to do that, or they
Speaker 2: can also call in at nine one eight three three
Speaker 2: six nine nine zero zero and we are happy to
Speaker 2: sell them tickets. But we have all kinds of fun
Speaker 2: packages that you can do if you want to bring
Speaker 2: the children eighteen and under are free, so that's our
Speaker 2: gift back to the community. We have your basic ten
Speaker 2: dollars gate ticket that gets you in and then everything
Speaker 2: else is all a card if you want to go
Speaker 2: buy your food, if you want to go buy your beer,
Speaker 2: if you want to participate in games. But then we
Speaker 2: also have a Family Fantastic ticket because we are the
Speaker 2: family Fantastic october Fest that we are very family centric
Speaker 2: and so that includes a mission for two adults, free
Speaker 2: admission for all the kids, of course, and then it's
Speaker 2: for souvenir root beer mugs, it's for delicious root beer floats,
Speaker 2: twenty game tickets because we have a lot of games
Speaker 2: to play, a set of party beads, because what Oberfests
Speaker 2: wouldn't be complete without party? Right about that and then
Speaker 2: fun Octoberfest stickers for both adults and kids. And I
Speaker 2: say that because my daughter, who's getting ready to be thirty,
Speaker 2: collects stickers and she puts them on her computers and
Speaker 2: her yetties, so you know they are for everyone. Then
Speaker 2: we also tried to have something a little different this
Speaker 2: year and have fun with it. We have a October Kit,
Speaker 2: so you have to be twenty one or older to
Speaker 2: buy that ticket, but it's basically one gate entry to
Speaker 2: enjoy all the music and the food and the festivities.
Speaker 2: It's a commemorative glass beer Stein, so you get to
Speaker 2: take that home with you, a bear cube pon to
Speaker 2: go try it out with one of our local beer vendors,
Speaker 2: a set of party beads. And then we also have
Speaker 2: local retail swag this year and our ticket price, so
Speaker 2: we have different retail vendors who are partnering us with
Speaker 2: like Honey's, Moxies, our own store, sugar Plum Shop, and
Speaker 2: others that are going to have really fun things put
Speaker 2: in there. I know what the one for music is.
Speaker 2: I want to keep it a surprise, but it's super fun,
Speaker 2: it's super cute, and I think people are going to
Speaker 2: really like it. And so that's a retail value of
Speaker 2: approximately eighty dollars, probably will be more knowing Moxies and Honey's.
Speaker 2: They're going to throw on some really good stuff. But
Speaker 2: it's just a way for people to have fun and
Speaker 2: come out and support the cause. Again, all proceeds from
Speaker 2: Octoberfest go to our children's programming, so it's a really
Speaker 2: good way to help perpetuate the music education of our future,
Speaker 2: and so we're excited about that. Then we have a
Speaker 2: special VIP beer bundle and so for a thousand dollars,
Speaker 2: if you want to be a patron sponsor or a
Speaker 2: corporate sponsor, you get a table, You get your little
Speaker 2: tent and that you get pretzel coupons, you get two
Speaker 2: pictures of beer, You get a keepsake beer stigns. You
Speaker 2: also get to be entered if your team is willing
Speaker 2: or your guests are willing to be in the beer relay.
Speaker 2: That's super fun. And again you get retail swag bags
Speaker 2: and then there is a sweet surprise on the table,
Speaker 2: which again it's a it's really fun. I think people
Speaker 2: are gonna have a really good time with it. And
Speaker 2: then of course they get the party beads too. Of course,
Speaker 2: because we don't want to leave them out.
Speaker 1: Yeah, of course, those those party beads are priceless. I'm
Speaker 1: telling you right there, and that is true.
Speaker 2: And you know, these tables go fast and we sell
Speaker 2: them out every year. So if you are interested, if
Speaker 2: you're listening today and you want your company or you
Speaker 2: want your group of friends to have that special little
Speaker 2: table on the beer and the beer bundle, please, you
Speaker 2: know again, give us a call or go to okmusic
Speaker 2: dot org get your tickets and call us at nine
Speaker 2: one eight through three six nine nine zero zero and
Speaker 2: we will get your table reserved. And so people have
Speaker 2: been calling us all week with tickets being on sales, saying,
Speaker 2: oh my gosh, what's going on, like what's new? What
Speaker 2: are you doing? And so format pretty much the same
Speaker 2: four to nine, a little shorter than last year, but
Speaker 2: I think we're going a little bit later. I think
Speaker 2: it's going to be super fun. We have Mac Schnell
Speaker 2: coming back playing that wonderful oopo PAM music. Yes, this year,
Speaker 2: what's new Grady Nichols. This is the year of Grady
Speaker 2: Nichols and OKAM music. And of course everyone loves Gratty,
Speaker 2: so Grady's bringing his sacks, but he's also bringing in
Speaker 2: according to this, So I'm like, this is going to
Speaker 2: be fantastic, and so I think it's going to be
Speaker 2: really fun. So he's going to throw in that German
Speaker 2: flair for us. And then we also have our beloved
Speaker 2: King Cabbage coming back, the Brass band that everyone loves. Yes, there,
Speaker 2: they are so good, they are so fun, they're so energetic,
Speaker 2: and so they're going to help us play all of
Speaker 2: our games and have just an amazing time. Everybody can
Speaker 2: do the chicken dance. We have some fun praises for
Speaker 2: those who get out on the floor and do the
Speaker 2: chicken dance. We also have Prices Meat Market, Peridum Cafe,
Speaker 2: the Sugar Plum Shop, Nothing but Cakes coming to do
Speaker 2: food and more more vendors coming for our beer. We
Speaker 2: have Scissor Tail Brewing Company, Fat Toed Brewing Company is
Speaker 2: also coming back, and Palace Rooms Mobile Bar, and so
Speaker 2: I think that's going to be a pretty good successful
Speaker 2: hit with all those guys. I can't wait to try
Speaker 2: their october Fest bruise. And then we have vendors coming
Speaker 2: so you can do some more retail therapy if you
Speaker 2: would like to. If you're not into that. We of
Speaker 2: course have the beer Stein Relay, the beer Stein Competition.
Speaker 2: This year, what is new a glow in the dark
Speaker 2: nine hole golf putt putt little course, So I think
Speaker 2: that is going to be fun and popular. We have
Speaker 2: our axe throwing back because people really like the ax throwing.
Speaker 2: And then also new this year. Last year we had
Speaker 2: the cutest two little Docsins that came dressed to the nines,
Speaker 2: and so we thought, you know, instead of we don't
Speaker 2: have a huge population of Docsins in Bartlesville, so we thought,
Speaker 2: we'll open it to old dogs, but let's have a
Speaker 2: dog costume contest. So we're inviting everyone to bring their
Speaker 2: puppies to dress them up and we will have a
Speaker 2: dog costume contest. And then for the children all the
Speaker 2: kinder events we have. Our puppet shows are back that
Speaker 2: were very wildly successful last year. Story times talking about
Speaker 2: German culture and the German heritage, some Hansel and Gretel,
Speaker 2: some beloved stories that kids will recognize. We'll have those.
Speaker 2: We have pumpkin hating, cookie decorating, craft making, and our
Speaker 2: shmoot Tooot bags, which are your normal going back to
Speaker 2: school bags that the German children would get every year
Speaker 2: and it's filled with all kinds of wonderful art supplies
Speaker 2: and just fun little trinkets. They will get to make
Speaker 2: their bags again this year. And then, of course we
Speaker 2: have our beloved Yetti Raffle. Every year for the past
Speaker 2: five years we have done a Yetti raffle. This year,
Speaker 2: it's a beautiful blue, it's on wheels and it is
Speaker 2: filled to the brim with German goodies, gift certificates, wine, beer,
Speaker 2: you name it, it's in there. It's a value of
Speaker 2: eight hundred dollars. So if you're inclined to participate in that,
Speaker 2: and you don't even have to be present to win,
Speaker 2: you can go online again at Okayanmusic dot org and
Speaker 2: get your raffle tickets and that is Octoberfested a nutshell.
Speaker 2: Tickets areund sale now, so get your tickets, reserve your tent.
Speaker 2: And then I should also say the October kit tickets
Speaker 2: are a limited edition, so please, if you want to
Speaker 2: join in that fund and get your swag, you should
Speaker 2: go ahead and get that resist now just before they
Speaker 2: sell out because quantities are limited. Absolutely, So after we
Speaker 2: recover from Octoberfest, which again I know I need to
Speaker 2: say the dat again it's Saturday, October fourth, four to
Speaker 2: nine pm, so again downtown Bartlesville. But then we are
Speaker 2: moving to Chris Kindle Market and this year, normally it's
Speaker 2: just about a month after and so October and November
Speaker 2: are very busy months for OKAYM Music. This year we
Speaker 2: are doing something very special. We are teaming up with
Speaker 2: our beloved friends at wool Rock and we are taking
Speaker 2: their Festival of Lights and taking our Chriskindle Market and
Speaker 2: merging them together to make a magical experience. And so
Speaker 2: this year we will be having our Chriskindle Market November
Speaker 2: twenty eight through thirtieth. It's a Friday Saturday Sunday from
Speaker 2: four to nine daily and again we'll be out at
Speaker 2: the wool Rock Museum and Wildlife Preserve. And we are
Speaker 2: super excited. So people have been asking, are we gonna
Speaker 2: have to pay two prizes. No, it'll be one ticket
Speaker 2: price for a magical two event experiences. Incredible, Yeah, and
Speaker 2: we have so much to do out there. Tickets will
Speaker 2: go on sale in September for this event. But we
Speaker 2: are going to have a family Igloo experience for the
Speaker 2: first time where families can come out. They can rent
Speaker 2: an igloo and they're going to get all kinds of
Speaker 2: special goodies in there. They're going to have hot cocoa pastries,
Speaker 2: they're going to have cookie decorating, a family photo, a
Speaker 2: story book that they get to take home, a very
Speaker 2: magical story. But then it's also signed by Santa Claus,
Speaker 2: so that's pretty special. And then you know, it's it's
Speaker 2: one of those events that it's like decorated, it's all
Speaker 2: lit up, and it's just a really nice time for
Speaker 2: your family. If you don't have your family that's coming,
Speaker 2: maybe they're not here for Thanksgiving, but you and your
Speaker 2: friends want to get together, you can also rent the
Speaker 2: igloos and go get your food and go get your
Speaker 2: shopping and just bring it back and chill in the
Speaker 2: igloo and have some privacy and have a really special
Speaker 2: fun time.
Speaker 1: Yes, I lived in Rapid City, South Dakoto for a
Speaker 1: while with Oka and Iglu dining. It's actually a thing
Speaker 1: there and it's so much fun.
Speaker 2: You know. Madeleine is not from Alaska, but her parents
Speaker 2: live in Alaska and they have also had the same
Speaker 2: dining experiences, and that's kind of where I'm stealing it from.
Speaker 2: Her mom had told me all about it and I
Speaker 2: was like, oh, that would be so much fun. So
Speaker 2: we're bringing that to our beloved Chris Kendle Market and
Speaker 2: Vestible of Lights. Then we also have of course, you
Speaker 2: can go see the cultural center, the lodge, the museum
Speaker 2: and really absorb all of the heritage out at wool Rock.
Speaker 2: I mean, you can't get better than Christmas time out
Speaker 2: at Ola Rock. It's just gorgeous. Of course it's decorated
Speaker 2: to the Nine's Wave of Lights and they'll have their
Speaker 2: wagons right out there and just so much on Beyonce
Speaker 2: and just Christmas cheer inside the museum and inside the
Speaker 2: I guess the Native American center of the Lodge will
Speaker 2: be Not only will they have the beautiful art that
Speaker 2: you always get to see, but we'll have vendors. That's
Speaker 2: where our vendors are going, and so we typically have
Speaker 2: forty plus retail vendors that come out and you can
Speaker 2: do tons of holiday shopping. There will be live music
Speaker 2: and caroling. We will have Santa and Missus Claus. And
Speaker 2: Santa and Missus Claus for those who haven't been, are
Speaker 2: absolutely adorable. They used to live in Bartlesville. Their daughter
Speaker 2: is the owner of Jarrett Farms and they come back
Speaker 2: and visit us every year and they put on the
Speaker 2: most adorable show. And then in between their magical Santa
Speaker 2: and Missus Claus show, they will sit and talk to
Speaker 2: families and children, listen to wish lists for Christmas, take photos,
Speaker 2: and then also play the guitar and sing at their
Speaker 2: little spot. And then if that's not enough for Mister
Speaker 2: and Missus Claus, they also walk around and course, you know,
Speaker 2: take pictures with everybody. Then we have children's activities that
Speaker 2: will have We have gingerbread ornament making, wreath making, friendship bracelets,
Speaker 2: stained glass lantern making, so I think that's going to
Speaker 2: be really fun. For games, we have a snowball toss
Speaker 2: and we also have iglue putting, so you're gonna get
Speaker 2: to come out and do put putt in an iglue.
Speaker 2: We then have family activities, the wagon rides, the gingerbread
Speaker 2: cookie decorating, ornament decorating, and then this year new is
Speaker 2: a jingle and bling and so instead of face painting,
Speaker 2: we're going to decorate our hair. We're going to either
Speaker 2: put blingy little diamond things in it or we're going
Speaker 2: to put jingle bells in it. So I think it's
Speaker 2: going to be fun, something a little bit different. We're
Speaker 2: trying to talk my husband into doing it. We think
Speaker 2: he'd be really cute. And the bling. If you're coming
Speaker 2: out there for the food, I think we're gonna have
Speaker 2: amazing holiday treats and eats. We have our traditional gluevine,
Speaker 2: our European hot cocoa, warm apple cider, all of the
Speaker 2: European sweet treats. We have a lot of warm seasonal favorites.
Speaker 2: Parade Dome, we'll be making a lot of delicious food.
Speaker 2: We'll have nothing but cakes, and a lot of other
Speaker 2: vendors that will be joining us too. And then for
Speaker 2: those who came last year, they got to to meet
Speaker 2: the Chris Kind Angel, which is something that's very special.
Speaker 2: It's just an opportunity to meet the beloved Chris Kind
Speaker 2: Angel that brings holiday chair and she's just adorned in
Speaker 2: this beautiful outfit and she's very kind and she likes
Speaker 2: to go and greet children and talk to families, and
Speaker 2: so that's kind of Chris Kendlemarket in a very quick.
Speaker 1: Nuts yell, very quick nutshell.
Speaker 2: There's obviously a lot more, but it is November twenty
Speaker 2: eight through thirtieth, four to nine pm. Daily and again
Speaker 2: very magical to share because we're partnering with Woolla Rock
Speaker 2: and we couldn't be more excited, and it's.
Speaker 1: Going to be a great year. It's going to be
Speaker 1: a great year. Unfortunately we are out of time. Okay,
Speaker 1: that's just the way it works sometimes. But again, Marylyn,
Speaker 1: Mim and Madlin, thank you so much for doing your
Speaker 1: internship with us and with Okay this year. All right,
Speaker 1: thank you, ladies, thank you so much. News is next.