#Oklahoma Renaissance Festival

[duranduratulsa]

Oklahoma Treasures: Oklahoma Renaissance Festival in Muskogee #oklahoma #muskogee #MuskogeeOklahoma #renaissancefair #OklahomaRenaissanceFestival #castlemuskogee

[cgclarkphoto]

Nature's Harmony by cg "Chasing the Light" Via Flickr: the young gypsy woman sends out the melody to harmonize with nature.

[okcosplaycollective]

All girls like flowers!

Look for Jester and Twiggy at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival in Muskogee next weekend - come say hi!

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[coralsnake]

While on a quest to find something on my cameras memory card, I found these!! XD I took Hondo to the Renaissance Festival we have in town and it was amazing! Got to take pics with the wenches, the bandit Emilio, my favorite bad guy Norfolk and the Uberdorks, Hanz (R) and Franz (L). You'll NEVER believe this but Franz KNEW WHO HONDO WAS. He asked me if I had any good deals and I stared at him in shock and said not today, I was on vacation xD AHHH! Our Ren Fair is simply wonderful

[mournograph]

I was very lucky to be able to go to the Renaissance festival here in Oklahoma this year!

Can't wait to get drunk again with the friend gang next year.

[loopycricket]

[humansofokrf]

“I have survived a lifetime of depression, abuse, alcoholism, and a suicide attempt. I have lived in borderline poverty, sadness, anger, and unsureness. I survived a repelling accident, a brain injury, a damaged spine.

And yet ... I am NOT these things, I am more. In this festival--these PEOPLE--they seize my hand, guiding, loving, encouraging through the years, in my points that were far from graceful, and celebrate with me through each victory, no matter how minuscule. They are my faire-mily. They are precious and dear to me, and to one another.

I am still hopelessly flawed, which comes with my humanity, yet they love and embrace me. Site crew to King, we are all the gears in this mechanism. None are ever more or less important than the next.

The patrons are the lifeblood of this festival; we are here for them. The thought of someone slipping through the cracks is heartbreaking, and it is a personal goal of mine that none would be overlooked or ignored. We each have a story to tell, if we would only open our ears and minds to listen.”

[seeselfblack]

Happy EarthDay Geoffrey Holder...

Geoffrey Holder: New York’s Renaissance Man...

Geoffrey Lamont Holder was born on August 1, 1930, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as the youngest of five children to Barbadian immigrants Louise de Frense and Arthur Holder. The Holders encouraged creativity in their children, which allowed young Geoffrey’s artistic talents to emerge. With the guidance of his older brother, Boscoe, Holder began painting, dancing, and making costumes.

In 1952, Holder took over his brother’s dance and music troupe. Soon after, the Holder company performed in San Juan at the first Caribbean Festival of the Arts, sponsored by the government of Puerto Rico and the British Caribbean Tourist Commission (Dunning 32.) This led to a meeting and audition with Agnes de Mille, the famed Broadway choreographer who had recently enjoyed success with Oklahoma! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. An invitation to New York followed.

When Holder arrived in New York in 1953, he began teaching at the Katherine Dunham School of Dance and Theatre. From his brother, and also from the magazines Ebony, Jet, and Sepia, Holder already knew all about the dancer, choreographer, and star of her own Afro-Caribbean musicals that dazzled Broadway (Dunning 41.)...

Read full article HERE

[kalup-linzy]

@arthousetulsa @tulsacreativeengine @tulsaartistfellowship @gkff About yesterday and last night! Spent time hanging out and experiencing culture in Tulsa ❤  I am in my 4th year here and still getting to know this place and space. The 1st event I attended was Arthouse Tulsa's Festival De Frida!  The 2nd event was Tulsa Creative Engine's Summer Exhibition at the Philbrook Museum.  Lovely performances and grateful I am able to witness the Renaissance and movements that are happening in Tulsa! #kaluplinzy #2022tulsaartistfellowship #2022tulsaartistfellow #arthousetulsa #tulsacreativeengine #philbrookmuseum (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chht4I_r-ps/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[renfairpeople]

Discworld troll at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival in Muskogee

[cgclarkphoto]

Tis a Fine Morn by cg "Chasing the Light" Via Flickr: The greetings and salutations from this lady that keeps the raptors (birds of prey) at the renaissance.

[okcosplaycollective]

Arrgh, it's Pirate Sapphire, the fiercest and cutest member of Captain Tusktooth's crew! She'll give you a tattoo if you ask nicely!

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[eu-iv]

Smoke That Travels (2016) from Kayla Briët on Vimeo.

What happens when a story is forgotten?

I started this film at 17, because I had a fear that part of my identity, my native Prairie Band Potawatomi heritage, would be inevitably lost in time. Through music, dance, and color, I'm inviting others to become immersed in the thoughts, histories, and emotions I grew up with.

During the creation of this personal film, I had the intention for this to simply be a time-capsule for myself and my baby brother to look back on in the future, as adults. Little did I know that upon it’s release, this film would take me on a journey for over a year. I got to meet indigenous communities from around the world - from the Sami of Scandinavia, Ainu of Japan, and many more - who were all dealing with the same struggle to preserve their language and culture. I felt so lucky to hear their stories and for the first time, experienced the power storytelling has to connect us to each other as human beings.

Thank you so much to all who have supported this film time-capsule.

with love x Miigwech (Thank you), Kayla

Dedicated to my (currently 3 year old) brother, Senachwine.

runtime 13 min with Gary Wiskigeamatyuk directed + edited + cinematography + original score by Kayla Briët | 19 years old

"Smoke That Travels" Original Music here: soundcloud.com/kaylabriet/sets/smoke-that-travels-the-original-music-2016

Family History Website: wiskigeamatyuk.com

"Smoke That Travels" is a personal documentary by Kayla Briët that explores preservation and loss of culture and her own identity as Prairie Band Potawatomi.

FESTIVALS

Full Film

Awards 2017 MoMA Doc Fortnight (NYC) 2017 Smithsonian Institute NMAI Mother Tongue Film Festival (Washington, D.C.) 2017 National Geographic Short Film Showcase (NatGeo, Online) 2016 YoungArts (Los Angeles) - Winner in Cinematic Arts 2016 National Film Festival for Talented Youth NFFTY (Seattle) - Audience Award "Around the World in 10 Films" 2016 National Film Festival for Talented Youth NFFTY (Seattle) - Best Emerging Female Filmmaker 2016 Chicago CineYouth Festival (Chicago) - Best Documentary Senior Division 2016 New Renaissance Film Festival (London) - Best Young Talent (Documentary) 2016 Bushwick Film Festival (New York) - Best Short Film 2016 ImagineNATIVE (Canada) - Best Youth Work 2016 Seattle International Film Festival SIFF (Seattle) - Official Selection, Best of NFFTY 2016 Chicago International Film Festival (Chicago) - Official Selection, Best of CineYouth 2016 Rockland Youth Film Festival (New York) - Director of the Year 2016 Kleinkaap Short Film Festival (South Africa) - Best Documentary

Official Selection 2016 DocumentaQro (DOQU) Festival (Queretaro, Mexico) - Official Selection 2016 Miami Independent Film Festival (Florida) - Official Selection 2016 Largo Film Awards (Switzerland) - Official Selection 2016 Move Me Productions Festival (Belgium) - Official Selection 2016 Kleinkaap Short Film Festival (South Africa) - Official Selection, Cinematography Nominee 2016 VisionFest 3.0 (Los Angeles) - Official Selection Director's List 2016 CUCALORUS Film Festival (North Carolina) - Official Selection 2016 Guam International Film Festival (Guam) - Official Selection 2016 Broke Student Film Festival (Michigan) - Official Selection 2016 Tribal Film Festival (Oklahoma) - Official Selection 2016 Orlando Edge Film Festival (Florida) - Official Selection 2016 IndieWise Virtual Festival (Online) - Official Selection 2016 RAW Film Festival (Los Angeles) - Official Selection 2016 Buffer Festival (Canada) - Official Selection 2016 Winda Film Festival (Australia) - Official Selection 2016 Ethiopia International Film Festival (Ethiopia) - Official Selection 2016 Citizen Jane Film Festival (Missouri) - Official Selection 2016 Big Water Film Festival (Wisconsin) - Official Selection 2016 Vidcon (California) - Official Selection, Intermix 2016 One Flaming Arrow Festival (Oregon) - Official Selection 2017 Big Muddy Film Festival (Chicago) 2017 Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (Melbourne, AUS) 2017 Skabmovat Film Festival (Finland) 2017 Native Crossroads Film Festival (Norman, Oklahoma) 2017 MINDIE Film Festival (Miami, Florida) 2017 Video Consortium LA (Los Angeles) 2017 Unearthing Another World (NYC)

Excerpt Awards, Screening, and Official Selection 2015 Summer in the City (London, UK) - Official Selection INTERMIX 2015 Buffer Festival (Canada) - Women of Youtube Award 2016 Sundance Film Festival Ignite Fellowship 2016 YoungArts (Miami, Florida) - Cinematic Arts Winner 2016 SundanceTV, nofilmschool.com, Adobe Project1324 (Online) 2017 Teen Vogue (Online)

BROADCAST SCREENINGS

2017 PBS : First Nations Experience Shorts (TV) 2017 National Geographic Short Film Showcase (Online) 2016 LA Weekly November Issue Cover Story (Online)

[readincolour]

New Books Coming Your Way, January 30, 2018

The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips 432 p.; Fiction/African-American Pakersfield, Georgia, 1958: Thirteen-year-old Tangy Mae Quinn is the sixth of ten fatherless siblings. She is the darkest-skinned among them and therefore the ugliest in her mother, Rozelle’s, estimation, but she’s also the brightest. Rozelle—beautiful, charismatic, and light-skinned—exercises a violent hold over her children. Fearing abandonment, she pulls them from school at the age of twelve and sends them to earn their keep for the household, whether in domestic service, in the fields, or at “the farmhouse” on the edge of town, where Rozelle beds local men for money. But Tangy Mae has been selected to be part of the first integrated class at a nearby white high school. She has a chance to change her life, but can she break from Rozelle’s grasp without ruinous—even fatal—consequences? The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 320 p.; Fiction/Romance Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s something about Drew Nichols that’s too hard to resist. On the eve of his ex’s wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend… After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she’s the mayor’s chief of staff. Too bad they can’t stop thinking about the other… They’re just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century—or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want… This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins 272 p.; Essays Morgan Jerkins is only in her twenties, but she has already established herself as an insightful, brutally honest writer who isn’t afraid of tackling tough, controversial subjects. In This Will Be My Undoing, she takes on perhaps one of the most provocative contemporary topics: What does it mean to “be”—to live as, to exist as—a black woman today? This is a book about black women, but it’s necessary reading for all Americans. Doubly disenfranchised by race and gender, often deprived of a place within the mostly white mainstream feminist movement, black women are objectified, silenced, and marginalized with devastating consequences, in ways both obvious and subtle, that are rarely acknowledged in our country’s larger discussion about inequality. In This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins becomes both narrator and subject to expose the social, cultural, and historical story of black female oppression that influences the black community as well as the white, male-dominated world at large. Whether she’s writing about Sailor Moon; Rachel Dolezal; the stigma of therapy; her complex relationship with her own physical body; the pain of dating when men say they don’t “see color”; being a black visitor in Russia; the specter of “the fast-tailed girl” and the paradox of black female sexuality; or disabled black women in the context of the “Black Girl Magic” movement, Jerkins is compelling and revelatory. All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom edited by Deborah Santana 336 p.; Essays All the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and self-worth. These brief, trenchant essays capture the aspirations and wisdom of women of color as they exercise autonomy, creativity, and dignity and build bridges to heal the brokenness in today’s turbulent world. Sixty-nine authors — African American, Asian American, Chicana, Native American, Cameroonian, South African, Korean, LGBTQI — lend their voices to broaden cross-cultural understanding and to build bridges to each other’s histories and daily experiences of life. America Ferrera’s essay is from her powerful speech at the Women’s March in Washington D.C.; Natalie Baszile writes about her travels to Louisiana to research Queen Sugar and finding the “painful truths” her father experienced in the “belly of segregation;” Porochista Khakpour tells us what it is like to fly across America under the Muslim travel ban; Lalita Tademy writes about her transition from top executive at Sun Microsystems to NY Times bestselling author. This anthology is monumental and timely as human rights and justice are being challenged around the world. It is a watershed title, not only written, but produced entirely by women of color, including the publishing, editing, process management, book cover design, and promotions. Our vision is to empower underrepresented voices and to impact the world of publishing in America — particularly important in a time when 80% of people who work in publishing self-identify as white (as found recently in a study by Lee & Low Books, and reported on NPR). Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance by Mark Whitaker 432 p.; History Today black Pittsburgh is known as the setting for August Wilson’s famed plays about noble but doomed working-class strivers. But this community once had an impact on American history that rivaled the far larger black worlds of Harlem and Chicago. It published the most widely read black newspaper in the country, urging black voters to switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party and then rallying black support for World War II. It fielded two of the greatest baseball teams of the Negro Leagues and introduced Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pittsburgh was the childhood home of jazz pioneers Billy Strayhorn, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner; Hall of Fame slugger Josh Gibson—and August Wilson himself. Some of the most glittering figures of the era were changed forever by the time they spent in the city, from Joe Louis and Satchel Paige to Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. Mark Whitaker’s Smoketown is a captivating portrait of this unsung community and a vital addition to the story of black America. It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. Whitaker takes readers on a rousing, revelatory journey—and offers a timely reminder that Black History is not all bleak. Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills 320 p.; History While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drew—author Shomari Wills’ great-great-great-grandfather—the first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including:

Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown;

Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee;

Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem;

Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products;

Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malone’s employee who would earn the nickname America’s “first female black millionaire;”

Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a “town” for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen” that would become known as “the Black Wall Street.”

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[humansofokrf]

"This is my first time here."

[ladaliini]

Smoke That Travels (2016) from Kayla Briët on Vimeo.

What happens when a story is forgotten?

What a long journey it's been. I started this film at 17, because I had a fear that part of my identity, my native Prairie Band Potawatomi heritage, would be inevitably lost in time. Through music, dance, and color, I'm inviting others to become immersed in the thoughts, histories, and emotions I grew up with. Little did I know that this film would take me on a journey for over a year. I got to meet indigenous communities from around the world - from the Sami of Scandinavia, Ainu of Japan, and many more - who were all dealing with the same struggle to preserve their language and culture. I felt so lucky to hear their stories and less alone.

Releasing this out into the world is a moment I will never forget, so here goes. I've dedicated this to my little (currently 3 year old) brother, Senachwine, as a reminder for myself to look back on in the future. Thank you so much to all who have supported this film time-capsule.

with love x Miigwech (Thank you), Kayla

"Smoke That Travels" Original Music here: soundcloud.com/kaylabriet/sets/smoke-that-travels-the-original-music-2016

Family History Website: wiskigeamatyuk.com

"Smoke That Travels" is a personal documentary by Kayla Briët that explores preservation and loss of culture and her own identity as Prairie Band Potawatomi.

runtime 13 min with Gary Wiskigeamatyuk directed + edited + cinematography + original score by Kayla Briët | 19 years old

FESTIVALS

Full Film

Awards 2017 MoMA Doc Fortnight (NYC) 2017 Smithsonian Institute NMAI Mother Tongue Film Festival (Washington, D.C.) 2017 National Geographic Short Film Showcase (NatGeo, Online) 2016 YoungArts (Los Angeles) - Winner in Cinematic Arts 2016 National Film Festival for Talented Youth NFFTY (Seattle) - Audience Award "Around the World in 10 Films" 2016 National Film Festival for Talented Youth NFFTY (Seattle) - Best Emerging Female Filmmaker 2016 Chicago CineYouth Festival (Chicago) - Best Documentary Senior Division 2016 New Renaissance Film Festival (London) - Best Young Talent (Documentary) 2016 Bushwick Film Festival (New York) - Best Short Film 2016 ImagineNATIVE (Canada) - Best Youth Work 2016 Seattle International Film Festival SIFF (Seattle) - Official Selection, Best of NFFTY 2016 Chicago International Film Festival (Chicago) - Official Selection, Best of CineYouth 2016 Rockland Youth Film Festival (New York) - Director of the Year 2016 Kleinkaap Short Film Festival (South Africa) - Best Documentary

Official Selection 2016 DocumentaQro (DOQU) Festival (Queretaro, Mexico) - Official Selection 2016 Miami Independent Film Festival (Florida) - Official Selection 2016 Largo Film Awards (Switzerland) - Official Selection 2016 Move Me Productions Festival (Belgium) - Official Selection 2016 Kleinkaap Short Film Festival (South Africa) - Official Selection, Cinematography Nominee 2016 VisionFest 3.0 (Los Angeles) - Official Selection Director's List 2016 CUCALORUS Film Festival (North Carolina) - Official Selection 2016 Guam International Film Festival (Guam) - Official Selection 2016 Broke Student Film Festival (Michigan) - Official Selection 2016 Tribal Film Festival (Oklahoma) - Official Selection 2016 Orlando Edge Film Festival (Florida) - Official Selection 2016 IndieWise Virtual Festival (Online) - Official Selection 2016 RAW Film Festival (Los Angeles) - Official Selection 2016 Buffer Festival (Canada) - Official Selection 2016 Winda Film Festival (Australia) - Official Selection 2016 Ethiopia International Film Festival (Ethiopia) - Official Selection 2016 Citizen Jane Film Festival (Missouri) - Official Selection 2016 Big Water Film Festival (Wisconsin) - Official Selection 2016 Vidcon (California) - Official Selection, Intermix 2016 One Flaming Arrow Festival (Oregon) - Official Selection 2017 Big Muddy Film Festival (Chicago) 2017 Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (Melbourne, AUS) 2017 Skabmovat Film Festival (Finland) 2017 Native Crossroads Film Festival (Norman, Oklahoma) 2017 MINDIE Film Festival (Miami, Florida) 2017 Video Consortium LA (Los Angeles) 2017 Unearthing Another World (NYC)

Excerpt Awards, Screening, and Official Selection 2015 Summer in the City (London, UK) - Official Selection INTERMIX 2015 Buffer Festival (Canada) - Women of Youtube Award 2016 Sundance Film Festival Ignite Fellowship 2016 YoungArts (Miami, Florida) - Cinematic Arts Winner 2016 SundanceTV, nofilmschool.com, Adobe Project1324 (Online) 2017 Teen Vogue (Online)

BROADCAST SCREENINGS

2017 PBS : First Nations Experience Shorts (TV) 2016 LA Weekly November Issue Cover Story (Online)