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    Okapi Event Center

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 8:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    12 years ago

    Beautiful event center! Thought was put into every detail. The owners are absolutely amazing and I hope to be back soon!

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    Fly Loft - Entrance

    Fly Loft

    (7 reviews)

    Downtown

    As a dancer with no studio, finding affordable practice space is a common challenge. On average,…read moremost studios charge $30-60 an hour for renting a space. This is in addition to the challenge of scheduling times available for use. Fly Loft used to be ridiculously affordable in the past, having a special nonprofit rate of $15 per hour. Recently, they have had to increase their rates to $25 an hour which is still reasonable, but it's getting closer to what other for profit studios charge. I'm not sure what the reasoning behind the increase is but I'm thinking it might be pandemic or staff shortage related. Overall, Fly Loft has been such a life saver! All the staff I've had to deal with (3 different ones) are extremely friendly, attentive and accommodating. It's great to have a smooth process for scheduling recurring practices. Mallory is usually the one that is working when we use the space and she's super helpful, whether sharing the wi-fi password or opening the mirror curtains for us. In terms of the space, they have three rehearsal spaces available, all with sprung floors which offer increased support for joints and muscles and reduces fatigue in the legs when leaping/jumping, etc. They each have mirrors on the east wall, acoustic sound bars around the room and a speaker system with plug input. The only thing that varies between the spaces is size. The first space is the biggest one, with capacity for 150 people. The second space has a capacity for 120 people and the third space is the smallest with 80 max occupancy. They also have a conference room for up to 16 guests and other rental options like projectors, screens, tables, etc.

    Fly Loft is an interesting space, because it is sort of multi-use, but in a strange way. I'm…read morepretty sure that this is where the Tulsa Symphony offices are, but also lots of people use Fly Loft for rehearsals or for an audition space. So I say it's "multipurpose in a weird way" because it's a place where people work, but that other people rent out to use too. If it were me working there, I'd probably get distracted by other people coming in to practice different stuff, but I guess it works. And to be fair, I'm sure the building is probably bigger than what I think it is/ what I've seen of it, because I've never really run into any of the office spaces/ Symphony workers before. Or maybe that's just because I've only been during non traditional working hours? I don't know, but long story short, it seemingly hasn't been an issue to have it be used for different purposes. I've been there for different things probably 4 or 5 times. I always think it's nice. When you walk in, there's a front desk, an elevator, and stairs. When you go up the stairs, it's kind of like a hallway that has a few different rooms. On the right side are the offices, which seem fairly small but I haven't actually looked inside, and on the left side are the more rehearsal space type rooms. I think there's only 2 or 3 of them, and I believe they are about the same size? Black dance floors with one wall as a full mirror. That's about it, so it's pretty basic/ simple in the rooms themselves, like most other similar spaces. One of the cool things to me about Fly Loft is that they have a little kitchen that you can (I think?) use. Well, I've never used it myself nor have I seen anyone else use it while I've been there, so maybe it's only for the people who actually work there, but I can't imagine that that's the case. I just think having that is a nice little extra element to have. It's almost kind of comforting to have it there. It makes it feel like a more "official" space too. The only real thing I don't like about Fly Loft is the parking situation. It's downtown (so, enough said!) and they don't really have their own lot, just a few spaces right out front, and even those I don't believe are free most of the time. Main reason for 4 stars instead of 5, though I know it's not really THEIR fault. It also isn't able to hold TONS of people (because other than the rooms it's kind of just a wide-ish hallway) but it's good for what it's good for. Overall a cool, in-the-city type of atmosphere, so I like having rehearsals here... again, I just wish I didn't have to stress about where to park!

    Tulsa Garden Center

    Tulsa Garden Center

    (13 reviews)

    Midtown

    This is another review for Spring Fling (to go). Last year the Garden Center did a pre-order…read moreevent. This year, it was live (and all outdoors). Not sure why they are still calling it "to go." I was glad to see the event return BUT there were fewer vendors than pre-COVID (which I totally get). There were two or three cacti vendors but the Master Gardener event where they sell off surplus plants from Linnaeus or their own gardens was absent. Major sad face here. There are also usually a LOT of herb vendors. Not so much. As you can see, I'm still rating this a four because it is an event that's back! (Note that I attended Friday and that perhaps more vendors will be there tomorrow.

    this place is more known for people taking their senior/wedding pics more than being sight seeing…read more don't let that part fool you. it's still worth the visit. their gardens are so beautiful, it's hard not to take your phone/camera out & to capture what's around you. another thing nice about this place, they section off into other areas that have sculptures, stores, etc. you can learn about history there while buying merch that are reminders that you've visited. this area also has art shows from time to time. i always like to visit & during the previous one, i met a lot of people and it was nice getting to know people of the city that are so talented. definitely check this place out if you love nature or need to get some fresh air.

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