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VOL 20 ISSUE 9
September 2013
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Lucas Metal Works provides a full line of high-quality metal products and services, from agricultural equipment to roofing materials. By Christopher Davis
Lucas Metal Works uses highquality steel to produce building and roofing materials, agricultural equipment and custom welding. Customers can rest easy knowing they are investing in steel or aluminum
products that will look good, stand the test of time and, most importantly, save energy, time and money. In 1968, Raymond Lucas started up a small custom metal works shop, and it was not
long before Lucas’s big ideas outgrew his humble workshop. Driven by the demand for quality and efficiency in design, Lucas filled niches in several industries and saw business boom over the decades. What began as a oneroom workshop now stands as a sprawling facility that employs a small army of metal experts. Nestled amongst the farms and ranches of Ochelata, just outside Tulsa, Lucas Metal Works continues to lead the way with several divisions of products and services offered throughout the Midwest. As homeowners and business leaders look for ways to increase durability, save money and become more energy-efficient, Lucas Metal (continued on page 24)
Delbert Goodman is one of the many expert welders at Lucas Metal Works.
It’s Greek to Me
The 2nd annual concert series that encourages audience interaction will feature four great shows at Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. By Christina Dixon
Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center excitedly reveals who takes its stage for UPCLOSE, the second annual concert series that encourages audience interaction and conversation with some of the most entertaining and talented artists in the region. With a four-show lineup, UPCLOSE brings Broadway, jazz, holiday tunes and folkgrass music to the BAPAC stage this year. Presented by Broken Arrow Arts and Humanities Council in cooperation with the BAPAC, UPCLOSE kicks off with a Broadwaystyle show “And Baby Makes 3” on Sept. 7, 2013. New York City’s JazzReach comes to town on Oct. 1, 2013 to highlight the first 100 years of jazz. Broken Arrow native and Broadway star Kathryn Zaremba spreads Christmas
cheer on Dec. 21, 2013, and folkgrass duo Still On The Hill closes out the series on Jan. 31, 2014. Each show begins at 7:30 and is held at the BAPAC in downtown Broken Arrow. “This unique series gives patrons the opportunity to share the stage with some truly exceptional talent,” BAPAC Executive Director Mark Frie said. “There is no better way to experience what we do here at the PAC than to see it upclose.” The UPCLOSE entertainment starts with “And Baby Makes 3,” starring and written by BAPAC’s Executive Director, Mark Frie, and his wife, Kim. The Broadway-style show pulls music from iconic shows, such as “I Do! I Do!” “Closer Than Ever,” “Songs for a New (continued on page 24)
Experience Greece without a passport or jet lag at the 53rd annual Tulsa Greek Festival.
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The Tulsa Greek Festival is the longest-running ethnic festival in Tulsa. Celebrating its 53rd year, the event showcases Greek culture with authentic dances, costumes, music and, of course, food and drink. TGF runs September 19-21 and is hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, located at Guthrie Ave. and 13th Street. Greg Metevelis, general chairman for Tulsa Greek Festival, has a strong connection to the event that is almost twice his age. As a lifelong member of Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, he has grown alongside the festival. “I’ve been involved since I was a kid, first as a performer in the dances. Then, as I grew up, I got more involved with organizing the festival,” he explains. Now in his third year as general chairman for the festival, Metevelis is excited to see the event grow and continue to engage, entertain and educate the community. The Greek holiday has become a favorite event for Greg Metevelis is general chairman for the Tulsa Greek Festival, Tulsans, providing cultural education and entertainrunning September 19-21 at Holy (continued on page 24)
Folkgrass duo Still On The Hill closes out the UPCLOSE concert series on Jan. 21, 2014.
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