Sep 30 Tuesday
Celebrate fall at the annual Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd's Cross. Enjoy a peaceful day filled with family-friendly fun at an authentic working sheep farm in Claremore. You'll find more than 60 free activities such as a pumpkin patch, hay maze and game area. You can also pet sweet farm animals like sheep, goats, donkeys and alpacas. Look around the farm for the QR code scavenger hunt and watch short videos about farming and shepherding.
Tractor-pulled wagon rides are available for a fee and loads of pumpkins will be available for purchase. Bundle your fall fun with a Pumpkin Package that includes a pumpkin, wagon ride and a take-home craft. Browse the Farm Store housed within an old Amish barn to shop for handmade decor, gifts and wares from more than 80 vendors. Pick up some local honey, meat, eggs, produce, baked goods, candy and snacks.
We all have an inner artist, and some even act upon it. Join us in the beautiful, well-lit Conference Room to work on your project. Find support, ideas, and maybe make some friends as you all work on your projects.
Supplies are not provided, just bring what you are working on and everything you will need. [Registration Required.]
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Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is a fitness program for older adults which can be done sitting or standing. Performing exercise that improves strength, balance and fitness is critical for staying active and reducing the risk of falls. Each class includes warm-up, stretching, cardio, balance, and strengthening exercise, as well as a cool down.
Registration required; walk-ins accepted if space permits. Library card required for all participants. Provided with support from the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI).
1 hour, twice a week, Mondays & Wednesdays August 18-December 17
Oct 01 Wednesday
Oct 02 Thursday
Experience live performance like you've never seen before. This performing arts festival packs plenty of activities and live entertainment for a full fringe festival experience. This 10-day event will feature over 85 performances from 23 multidisciplinary performance groups. On each day, audience members will have the opportunity to attend a different line-up of performances as well as free special events. Performers will demonstrate multiple disciplines like comedy, opera, dance, puppetry and more.
This festival celebrates the Fringe style of theatre production. One hour or less, low tech and high on ingenuity, Fringe performances are a national and international phenomenon, with festivals happening in every major city across the globe. No restrictions are made as to the nature, style, theme or content. All performers are welcome, regardless of professional or amateur status. The result is a festival full of the unexpected.
Explore as many different genres and styles of performance as possible in a single evening, or over the course of the two weeks. You'll discover so many unique perspectives on theatrical performance during this festival.
Join us for a reader's extravaganza! Explore a vibrant showcase of stories, ideas, and genres. Experience themed tables each highlighting a different genre, from heart-pounding thrillers and spine-chilling horror to timeless classics. Peruse the titles and over-the-top displays, chat with your favorite librarians, connect with other avid readers, and use your library card to check out materials on display to take home. Local Author, Brent Wheelbarger, Will be on hand to discuss his new book, Folk Secrets.
A coffee bar and tasty fall treats to nibble on will be provided by the City of Moore.
Designed for adults. Door prizes!
Ingrid Delgado, National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, Washington, D.C., will lead a conversation on how to advocate at every level for people living in poverty. St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay ministry with more than 4,500 conferences nationwide and three conferences located in Norman who help members of the local community with emergency utility and rent assistance, homelessness prevention and disaster recovery, The event is open to the public and free of charge. Parking is available in any St. Thomas More lot off Jenkins, Lincoln and Stinson.