The Gaming Of Cats

Cats Hold a Singular Place in the Hearts of the Humans Who Care for Them. Within the World of Feline Love Is a Microcosm of Cat Owners Who Breed, Groom, and Show Cats on the Competitive Circuit.

The Best Medicine

Cyndi and Ronnie Hardesty share their wares and lives with the city of Medicine Park.

Check Mates

When Rebecca Rutledge discovered the power of chess to engage and grow young minds, she set out on a mission to bring the time-honored game of strategy to Oklahoma City youth.

Run Of The Mill

This well-known grain company provides Oklahoma bakers with quality flour and corn mixes.

Market Squared

A Tecumseh native’s love of community breathes delectable life into a sleepy downtown strip. 

And The Banjo Plays On

This melodic museum puts a unique twang on music history.

Ranch Dressing

Details big and small make Rebel Hill Guest Ranch an unforgettable destination.

Shifting Paradigms

A new exhibit puts visitors in the center of creation and puts money back in artists’ pockets. 

Layers Of Flavor

Onion burgers are as much a part of the Oklahoma landscape as bison or pump jacks, but they’re a lot more delicious.

November/December 2017

Scientists constantly discover new things about the human body.

Tree-Mendous

The seaside alder is one of the state’s most unique leafy treasures.

Magazine Menagerie

Oklahoma Today editors and readers agree: Animals are the best.

The Discoverers

Some Oklahomans are testing the viability of long-term habitation in space.

Season of Plenty

Oklahomans looking to give back during the holidays need look no further than these ten nonprofit organizations doing good work to help others at home.

In Other Words

As a new year dawns, the editors share their favorite books to help readers kick-start their resolutions to spend more time reading.

Home Team

A Lot Has Changed for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Past Year, but the Abiding Love Between Team and State Hasn’t Gone Anywhere.

Artistic Inquiry

With a substantial donation, legendary artist and Oklahoman Ed Ruscha and his wife Danna give from their personal art collection to the state he once called home.

The Pipes Are Calling

A unique music program prepares students for a career in heavy metal.

Poet For The People

TO ANYONE IN any of her writing workshops, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish would say the phrase “bundle of contradictions” is a cliché, but it’s an apt description of the woman herself. Born in Hobart and raised in Wewoka, she’s a PhD who speaks with a twang; she’s got small town roots but works in the city. Reading her work is like driving from Guymon to Idabel: It’s a journey through plains, forests, and mountains both physical and spiritual. Through its depiction of overlooked people, moments, and feelings, her poetry brims with understanding and compassion. She’s as varied as the Oklahoma terrain that raised and inspired her, and that’s one of the many reasons she’s the state’s Poet Laureate for 2017 and 2018. She also is the author of several volumes of poetry and essays, owns the independent publishing company Mongrel Empire Press, and directs the Red Earth Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Oklahoma City University. For more information about the Red Earth MFA program, visit okcu.edu. Mongrel Empire Press, mongrelempire.org.

High Lonesome Sound

CHET BAKER’S UNFORGETTABLE VOICE AND MUSICAL TALENT MADE HIM A STAR ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT HIS PERSONAL STRUGGLES OFTEN ECLIPSED HIS TALENT. NEARLY THIRTY YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, THE MUSIC WORLD STILL REMEMBERS THIS OKLAHOMA-BORN JAZZ LEGEND.

Applause For Claus

Michael Harris has been making Duncan children’s holidays merry and bright for two decades.

Making Magic

After penning hit songs for Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, and Eric Church, Luke Dick is creating his own sound.

Deco Den

In his Oklahoma City home, Lawrence Naff painstakingly crafts treasures that sparkle and spark the imagination.

The Joy Of Getting

Assembling a local-themed holiday shopping guide made us recall our favorite gifts.

Ghost in Oklahoma

JOHN BERRYMAN WAS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN POETS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, AND HE SPENT MUCH OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN OKLAHOMA. IN THIS ESSAY, A FORMER STATE POET LAUREATE GOES IN SEARCH OF THE ENIGMATIC, TORTURED WRITER’S LEGACY.

Warm Words

Our readers are the best gift Oklahoma Today editors could ever ask for.

The Science Of Fun

Attractions new and old keep Science Museum Oklahoma buzzing.

Pack Mentality

Freedom’s Song Wolf Rescue works throughout the state to save a very special group of dogs.

Imagine That

Inspired by MercyMe’s hit song, I Can Only Imagine brings faith to the big screen.

Dough Yeah

For decades, Geronimo’s Bakery has turned out some of the tastiest eats on Oklahoma City’s east side.