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No Limits Monster Trucks Winter Nationals

This is our 37th year we have been bringing our event to Ardmore inside the historical HARDY MURPHY COLISEUM. Every year we try to bring something new to the event which is family friendly. This year we have Monster Trucks that have been on MONSTER JAM television show, the trucks are KING KRUNCH, THRILL BILLY, NITRO HORNET, OUTLAW WRANGLER. Plus see BIG ED BECKLEY the World's Largest Motorcycle Jumper attempt to jump ramp to ramp over a line of cars with his special built Harley-Davidson jumper with Stacey Steinert as a passenger on behind him! Beckley at 282 lbs. is like having two people on the cycle now. The last time Beckley jumped in Ardmore was in 2012 and he sold the Coliseum out! Beckley has performed in Madison Square Garden, most all of the NFL indoor stadiums but this is the first time he has ever tried this jump w9th Stacey on the back of his motorcycle!

No Limits Monster Trucks and Thrill Show

O'Reilly Auto Parts presents the No Limits Monster Trucks & Thrill Show inside the historic Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This event is one of our favorite event locations since 1986, Doors open at 4:30pm and the event will begin at 6pm with opening ceremonies. There will be a full Food Court with Hot Food and merchandise for sale. There will be a Monster Ride Truck at this show also! The Truck owner & operator sells tickets to the ride truck at the truck for only $15. O'Reilly Auto Parts No Limits Monster Trucks including> KING KRUNCH / OUTLAW WRANGLER / THRILL BILLY / NITRO HORNET! The monster trucks will compete in Side by Side Races - Best Monster Truck Trick - Freestyle Monster Trucks plus we have Tuff Truck Races - Flat Track Motorcycle Races -UTV races & Lawn Mower Races ------------------- Also a very special event as the World's Largest Motorcycle DareDevil 280 pound - 73 year old BIG ED BECKLEY is coming out of retirement! The last time he jumped in Ardmore in 2015 the building was sold out! In December 2022 he was diagnosed with Cancer and he went thru several risky operations and is now CANCER FREE! His doctor released him August 14th, and told him to be careful! You will not want to miss this! This time he is going to carry a passenger on behind him! He found pretty Stacey Steinert from Arkansas and she will crawl on behind him on his Special built Harley-Davidson jump bike! --------------------------

ALT’s “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” Musical

Ardmore Little Theatre's holiday production of "Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings". Synopsis: At first, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren't sure why they've returned to Earth for another posthumous performance, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they're needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the "Day-O" in Excelsis!

Sherman Symphony @ The Goddard Center

This concert will be full orchestra with complete woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and an expanded string presence. This production will be conducted by Daniel L. Dominick who has been Music Director and Conductor of the Sherman Symphony Orchestra since 1992. A versatile conductor with an international conducting career, including concerts in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Poland, he also maintains a busy conducting schedule in north Texas.

Santa is coming to Carter County Dodge

Santa is coming to Carter County Dodge!!! Thursday Dec. 14th from 4-6pm and its free for everyone to come see Santa and take pictures! You can take your own pictures with Santa and its FREE!

Wreaths Across America

WHAT: Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery, an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony, joining more than 3,700 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by local volunteers, sponsorship groups have raised funds throughout the year to sponsor the placement of 75 veterans’ wreaths on the headstones of our fallen service members laid to rest there. This annual event seeks to further the yearling mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, ensuring that the memory of those who served our country endures. Veterans, family, friends, and the community are encouraged to attend. WHEN: Saturday, December 16, 2023 12:00 PM Ceremony Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony WHERE: Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery – Committal Shelter 1555 Myall Street Ardmore, OK 73401 Sponsor a Wreath Anyone interested in sponsoring a wreath can go to https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/173025/ and click the red “Sponsor” button. Any surplus of wreaths will be reserved for the following year. Volunteer Location Contact: Janet Skelton 580-465-2145 melisa20_janet19@brightok.net Volunteer Location Contact: Sara Jenkins 580-504-8830 Sara.Jenkins@odva.ok.gov

Poet Laureate Jay Snider @ The Goddard Center

Jay Snider is the current poet laureate of Oklahoma, serving from 2023 to 2024. He writes in the cowboy poetry genre. He is the third cowboy poet to be appointed Oklahoma state poet laureate after his predecessors Joe Kreger and Eddie Wilcoxen. He was previously named Lariat Laureate by CowboyPoetry.com in 2001 and Cowboy Poet of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 2008. He resides in Cyril, Oklahoma and works as a rancher.

Chris Allen Curtis & Ed Rogers @ Marvin’s Place Art Gallery

Sam the Lion’s Ed Rogers and Chris Allen Curtis will be playing acoustic at the Listening Room at Marvin’s Place Art Gallery. Music begins at 6:30 and they will play until 8:30. These amazing musicians have been playing together for over 20 years and it will be a magical night. Make plans to come out and listen, have a glass of wine or a craft beer and take in the beautiful artwork!

National Learn About Butterflies Day

As spring arrives, so does the appearance of bright colors painting the landscape and sky as butterflies soar about. Discover more about this vibrant, whimsical creature and their significance to the ecosystem during National Learn About Butterflies Day, Thursday, March 14, at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. The butterfly (hatalhposhik) holds a special significance to the Chickasaw people, and the cultural center is dedicated to the conservation efforts of these pollinators. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in horticulture activities like a plant and caterpillar cup giveaway as well as explore a butterfly tent where patrons can directly interact with dozens of butterflies. Enjoy butterfly-themed activities including make-and-take crafts, a matching game and scavenger hunt. A free screening of “Flight of the Butterflies” will take place at noon in the Anoli' Theater, followed by a free screening of “Journey of the Butterflies” at 3 p.m. The Aaimpa' Café will also have butterfly cookies for purchase. Be sure to visit the Butterfly Garden, a special oasis dedicated to these fluttering creatures of beauty and grace. This garden is filled with nectar-producing plants for butterflies to enjoy during their cultural center visit as they migrate between the northern United States and Mexico. In addition, the garden has large butterfly statues and educational panels to learn more about the monarch butterfly and conservation efforts to aid in restoring the population. Coinciding with the National Learn About Butterflies Day festivities, regular scheduled cultural activities and demonstrations will continue to occur across campus from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Southern Oklahoma REIA

The goal of the Southern Oklahoma REIA is to share knowledge and experience in all areas for real estate investing. We’re a nonprofit organization made up of investors, landlords, flippers, wholesalers, contractors and real estate professionals. Meetings are held monthly. We will feature a new speaker each month with expertise in their field.